Bellam Paramannam Recipe ~ Sankranthi Naivedyam Recipes

Paramannam Recipe – An authentic Andhra sweet pudding made with rice, milk, jaggery, ghee, cardamom and nuts. An easy naivedyam or prasadam for festivals.

What is Paramannam?

Paramannam is a traditional sweet rice pudding from Andhra Pradesh, India. It is a simple sweet rice dish cooked in milk and traditionally made during festivals such as Navratri, Varalakshmi Vratham or Sankranthi. Cooking the paramannam as naivedyam or prasadam (offering to the god) is a tradition in most of the Andhra homes. There are many variations of making the authentic sweet pongal or paramannam where some people use a variety of grains, lentils, coconut milk or etc.

If you are looking for different sweet pongal recipes then check the below recipes

More Pongal Recipes on the blog:

• Cheruku Rasam Pongali
• Kobbari Pala Paramannam
• Millet Sweet Pongal
• Godhuma Rava Pongali
• Bellam Pongali
• Kobbari Pongali
• Chakra Pongali

Ingredients of Paramannam:

Rice: The main ingredient is rice that’s why it is also called “Annam Paramannam” which means rice paramannam. Jaggery: The pudding can be sweetened with jaggery or sugar. If we make it with jaggery, we call the dish “Bellam Paramannam”.

Milk

Ghee

Cardamom

Nuts

Serving Suggestions:

It can be served warm or cold. Can be served as a dessert or sweet snack as well.

How to Make Bellam Paramannam Recipe below:

Bellam Paramannam Recipe

Hari Chandana Ponnaluri

How to make Bellam Paramannam Recipe - A traditional Andhra delicacy made with rice, milk, jaggery, ghee and nuts.

5 from 1 vote

Print Recipe Pin Recipe

Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 20 mins

Total Time 25 mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine Andhra, South Indian

Servings 6

Calories 381 kcal

Ingredients

  

1x2x3x

• ▢ ½ cup Raw Rice
• ▢ 2 cups Milk
• ▢ 1 ½ cups Jaggery powdered
• ▢ ½ cup Water
• ▢ 2 pinches Cardamom Powder
• ▢ 2 tbsp Ghee
• ▢ 12 Cashews
• ▢ 10 Raisins

Cook ModePrevent your screen from going dark

Instructions

 

• Wash and drain the rice and set aside.
• In a deep and large vessel, bring milk to a boil
• Add the rinsed rice and reduce the flame.
• Cook until the rice is very soft. You can also pressure cook the rice for 4 whistles.
• Turn off the flame.
• Lightly mash the cooked rice and keep it aside.
• Combine the jaggery and water in a vessel and allow the jaggery to melt.
• Add the cardamom powder to the jaggery water and turn off the flame.
• Now add this jaggery syrup to the rice and mix very well.
  
• Melt ghee in a small pan. First, fry the cashews and then raisins to golden color.
  
• Pour this over the rice and jaggery mixture and combine well.
  
• Serve warm or cold.

Notes

No need to cook the pongal any further after adding the jaggery syrup.

The pongal will thicken as it cools. Add a little hot milk to the pongal if you would like thin the consistency.

You can also add dry coconut pieces.

Nutrition

Calories: 381kcalCarbohydrates: 69gProtein: 4gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 38mgPotassium: 152mgFiber: 1gSugar: 55gVitamin A: 132IUCalcium: 113mgIron: 1mg

Nutrition values are estimates only.

Tried this recipe?Mention @iamharichandana or tag #blendwithspices!