Sago-Semya payasam

Ingredients:

Milk : 2 cups
Semiya : 3/4 cup
Sugar : 1/2 cup
Cashewnuts - 1 tbsp
Raisin : 1 tbsp
Ghee/ oil :  1 tbsp
Water : 3 cups
Sago: 1/4 cup
Salt : a pinch


Method:

1. Heat milk in microwave for 3 mins and keep it aside.

2. Soak sago in water for 20 min.

3. Drain water from sago after 20 min. At this point, sago should have increased in size little.

4. Add 3 cups water to the sago and cook on the stove on lower flame until nice starch consistency is seen.

5. Heat a pan, add a tbsp of ghee. let it melt.

6. Toast the cashew nuts and raisins till golden brown. Remove from pan, keep aside.

7. In the same pan, add the semya  and roast it until it turns brown.

8. Now add heated milk and sago mixture.

9. Let it slowly simmer for another 7-8 mts, stirring it once in a while.

10. When the above mixture is boiling, add sugar. Let it cook for few mins to melt the sugar.

11.  Add toasted cashews and raisins. Switch off the stove.

12. Add a pinch of salt.

13. Serve warm or refrigerate until chilled. It tastes good both warm and chilled. I personally prefer the chilled one...


Note : Measurements for this particular item was taken using rice cooker cup.