Nungu Payasam | Palm Fruit Kheer
Nungu Payasam is a yummy, creamy dessert made by simmering milk with palm fruit, sugar and nuts. Nungu Payasam is one of the best ways to relish the hard aged palm fruits and makes occasions special.
Servings2 cups
Ingredients
- 2 cups milk
- 6 nos nungu
- 1/4 cup cane sugar
- 3 nos badam chopped finely
- 1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder
Instructions
- Take milk in a sauce pan, boil then simmer for 5mins.
- Take the palm fruit, peel off the outer skin. Now mash 3 nungu with a spoon.
- Chop the rest 3 into cubes. Take boiled milk, add cane sugar to it.
- Cook for few mins until cane sugar dissolves. Simmer for 5mins. Cool down then refrigerate the milk.
- Now add mashed nungu first, then add chopped pieces and mix well.
- Finally add chopped badam and cardamom powder, give a quick stir and serve Nungu Payasam.
Notes
- The payasam will not be too thick.
- You can add condensed milk for extra flavour and richness.
- You can even add saffron for a kesar flavour.
- Use full fat milk.
- Cane sugar added a nice flavour to the payasam.
- If you don't have cane sugar you can replace it with jaggery or normal sugar. If you are adding jaggery then filter it after adding to remove impurities.
Nutrition Facts
Nungu Payasam | Palm Fruit Kheer
Amount Per Serving (150 ml)
Calories 255
Calories from Fat 81
% Daily Value*
Fat 9g14%
Saturated Fat 5g31%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5g
Monounsaturated Fat 2g
Cholesterol 29mg10%
Sodium 93mg4%
Potassium 380mg11%
Carbohydrates 37g12%
Fiber 0.3g1%
Sugar 37g41%
Protein 8g16%
Vitamin A 395IU8%
Vitamin C 0.1mg0%
Calcium 306mg31%
Iron 0.1mg1%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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