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    Home » Recipes » Festival Recipes

    Last Updated: July 17, 2020 | First Published on: August 2, 2013 by Hari Chandana Ponnaluri

    Rava Payasam Recipe – How to Make Sooji Ki Kheer Recipe {Video}

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    Rava Payasam is a simple, delicious, rich and creamy Indian dessert made with semolina, milk, nuts and cardamom. This kheer is one of the easy and quick desserts and perfect for any festive occasions.

    Few More Kheer Recipes on the blog:

    • Semiya Payasam
    • Wheat Rava Coconut Payasam
    • Paneer Payasam
    • Ada Pradhaman
    • Senagapappu Payasam
    • Millet Payasam
    • Semiya Coconut Milk Payasam
    • Apple Mawa Kheer

    How to Make Rava Payasam Recipe Video Below:

    Rava Payasam or Sooji Kheer Recipe

    Hari Chandana Ponnaluri
    How to Make Rava Payasam with Step by Step Photos and Video. Creamy and delicious Indian dessert or kheer made with semolina, milk, cardamom and nuts.
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Cook Time 15 minutes mins
    Total Time 20 minutes mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine Indian
    Servings 3
    Calories 289 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 cups Milk
    • 2.5 tbsp Semolina
    • ¼ cup Sugar
    • 1 tbsp Desiccated Coconut
    • ¼ tsp Cardamom Powder
    • 8 Cashew Nuts
    • 8 Raisins
    • 1 - 1.5 tbsp Ghee
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    Instructions
     

    • Heat ghee in a heavy bottomed pan and add the cashews.
    • Roast until they are light brown color. Add raisins and continue roasting until they are golden brown color.
    • Remove them from ghee and set aside.
    • In the same ghee, add semolina and keep stirring over a low-medium flame for about a minute or until light golden color.
    • Pour milk to it and mix well.
    • Let it cook the semolina in milk for about 5 minutes.
    • When the semolina is cooked, add sugar, coconut and cardamom powder and combine well.
    • Let it boil for another 5 minutes.
    • When the kheer is a little thick in texture, add the ghee roasted nuts and combine.
    • Turn off the flame and serve.
    • This payasam will thicken more as it cools.

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    Nutrition

    Calories: 289kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 7gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 29mgSodium: 71mgPotassium: 264mgSugar: 25gVitamin A: 265IUCalcium: 184mgIron: 0.8mg

    Nutrition values are estimates only.

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    Rava Payasam Recipe with Step by Step Photos:

    making of rava payasa

    • Heat a heavy bottomed pan and add 1 – 1.5 tablespoons of ghee. Add cashews to the melted ghee and roast until light golden color.
    • Then add raisins and continue roasting until they are golden brown color.
    • Remove the roasted cashews and raisins from the ghee and keep them aside.

    roasting rava in ghee to make sooji ki kheer

    • In the same ghee, add sooji / semolina and roast over a low-medium flame for about a minute or until light golden color. Do not burn the rava.

    making of rava payasam

    • When the rava is roasted, add milk.

    making of sooji ki kheer

    • Mix well and let it cook for about 5 minutes.

    making of sooji payasam

    • When you feel rava is cooked completely, add sugar, desiccated coconut and cardamom powder to it.

    Making of semolina payasam

    • Mix everything and let it boil for another 5 minutes.

    making of South Indian rava payasam

    • When the kheer is a little thick in texture, add the ghee roasted nuts and combine well.

    making of sooji kheer

    • Remove the kheer from the heat and serve.
    • This kheer will thicken more as it cools.

     

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    1. Srimathi Mani says

      August 02, 2013 at 8:07 pm

      My go to payasam. It looks delicious.

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    2. Vidya Chandrahas says

      August 02, 2013 at 5:24 pm

      Drooling here..what a mouth watering kheer…looks great.

      Reply
    3. divya says

      August 02, 2013 at 5:56 pm

      looks super yummy 🙂 lovely clicks dear 🙂

      Reply
    4. Veena Theagarajan says

      August 03, 2013 at 12:03 am

      simple and healthy dessert

      Reply
    5. Bhamathy says

      August 03, 2013 at 2:16 am

      Nice variation to the traditional payasam..

      Reply
    6. Hamaree Rasoi says

      August 03, 2013 at 3:58 am

      Payasam looks simply delicious and mouthwatering. Best possible dessert one can have after meal.
      Deepa

      Reply
    7. CHITRA says

      August 03, 2013 at 4:09 am

      Looks delicious. its in my try list..

      Reply
    8. Authenticoriyafood says

      August 03, 2013 at 5:41 am

      super yummy!! I too make this for my kid…

      Reply
    9. suhaina aji says

      August 04, 2013 at 5:52 am

      love the beautiful clicks..i love semolina payasam..

      Reply
    10. Chitz says

      August 09, 2013 at 6:04 pm

      Easy to make & a tempting kheer 🙂

      Reply
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