This delicious dish is called Sapthaphala Payasam because it uses seven different fruits for its preparation. It’s entirely different from normal payasams and pradhamans, yet easy to prepare.
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Ingredients for Rice Flakes – Seven Fruits Payasam (Aval Sapthaphala Payasam):
1. Jackfruit florets – 5
Big-sized Kerala banana – 1, after removing seeds and fibre
Pineapple – ¼, cut into pieces
Mangoes – 2, cut into pieces after removing skin
Well-ripen pumpkin – ¼, cut into pieces
Papaya – ¼, cut into pieces
Guava – 2, cut into pieces after removing skin
2. Ghee – 50 gm
Rice flour – 2 big spoons
3. Jaggery – 750 gms
4. Cardamom – 2, powdered
5. Coconut – 1
6. Rice flakes – 2 cups
Ghee – 50 gm
7. Melted jaggery – 750 gm
8. Ghee – A little
9. Pumpkin seeds – 10, cleaned
Jackfruit seeds – 5, chopped thin lengthwise
Raisins – 1 small spoon
Cashews – 25 gm
Coconut pieces – 1 big spoon
10. Cardamom – 5, powdered
Dry ginger powder – 1 small spoon
Salt – A pinch
Cumin powder – ¼ small spoon
How to prepare Rice Flakes – Seven Fruits Payasam (Aval Sapthaphala Payasam)?
1. Steam cook all fruits (listed as 1).
2. Heat ghee and add rice flour.
3. Mix it well and add melted jaggery.
4. Also add cooked fruits and cardamom powder, and sauté the contents.
5. Turn off the flame and allow the mixture to cool a little bit.
6. Make small balls before the mixture completely cools off.
7. Extract 1 cup 1st milk, 1.5 cups 2nd milk and 2 cups 3rd milk from the coconut, adding sufficient water.
8. Boil the third extract of coconut milk and add the prepared fruit-jaggery balls.
9. Reduce the flame and cook for some time till water content is almost absorbed.
10. Crush rice flakes once using a mixer (never powder it).
11. Heat ghee and fry crushed rice flakes.
12. Add the second extract of coconut milk to it and cook the rice flakes.
13. When the contents thicken, add the first extract of coconut milk.
14. When payasam starts to boil, take it from the flame.
15. Heat ghee in a pan and fry all ingredients listed as 9 separately.
16. Add all these ingredients to your Aval Sapthaphala Payasam and mix well.
17. Finally, add ingredients no: 10, and stir the contents.
Courtesy: Vanitha Magazine, September 1-14, 2019
Also read a few more payasam and pradhaman recipes. Here is the page link. Click on the images to read.
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