Bengali Payasam Recipe

Ingredients:

Milk - 1 litre
Basmati rice - 1 handful
Ghee - 3 tbsp
Black cardamom -1 piece
Bay leaves -1 piece
jaggery to taste
kishmish
Broken cashew nuts

Method :

Boil the milk, stirring frequently, till it thickens.
Remember to stir from bottom of the pan since milk burns very easily.
Saute a handful of rice in a vessel containing 2 tsp ghee, bay leaves & a piece of black cardamom for 2 mins.
Add the mixture to the milk.
Don`t boil excessively.
Then add the jaggery.
When the jaggery is properly mixed, sprinkle kishmish and broken cashew.
Cool paayesh and serve in a bowl.