Special coconut payasam

Ghee – 3 tbsp
Rice – ½ cup
Grated coconut – 1 cup
Rice
1st coconut milk – 1 cp
2nd coconut milk – 1 cup
Cashew paste – 2 tbsp
Sugar /jaggery – 1 cup
Condensed milk (optional)

Cashew nuts

Method:
1. boil the rice(cooked) in the 2nd coconut milk until it becomes very soft.
2. fry the grated coconut in ghee for about 5 mins until it becomes lite brown.
3. add the coconut fried in ghee to the rice n coconut milk mixture let it boil for 3 mins.
4. add jaggery n let it boil for few mins.
5. add the cashew nut paste to it.
6. switch off the stove n add the 1st coconut milk
7. garnish with cashew nuts roasted in ghee n little condensed milk can be added to it
8. Serve hot

Akarai Adisal

this is a recipe which i saw in a cookery show and wanted to try it out definitely. as i am always fond of payasam's & dessert varieties, this one attracted me a lot. akarai adisal is very easy to prepare & tasted really delicious. the recipe follows:

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Ingredients:
raw rice - 2 tbl spoons
moond dhal - 1/2 cup
milk - 1 1/2 cup

cashewnuts - 5-6 chopped & fried in ghee
raisins - 9-10 fried in ghee
jaggery - 1cup
cardamom -2

Method:
1.take one n half cup milk along with one cup of moong dhal, 2 tbl spn. of raw rice n pressure cook for about 4 to 5 whistles.
(in the actual recipe the dhal mixture is boiled in milk, but sice since milk overflows its a beeter way to boil the dhal in water and then follow the next step below)
2.take the well cooked mixture in a vessel and bring it to boil(extra milk can b added) add then jaggery and let it boil.
3.fry the cashew-nuts, raisins in ghee and fry them till lite brown.
4.add cardamom, fried cashewnuts and raisins to the sweet mixture.
5.serve hot

my mom felt that i could have added grated coconut to it, which would enhance its taste. even without coconut it tasted great.