Dates Payasam

By:Shyni Sajith‎

Dates 15 nos..
Jaggery 1/2 cup dissolved in water
Coconut milk thin one 1/4 cup...
Coconut milk thick one 1/4 cup
Chopped Cashew and Almonds 2 tbsp
Raisins. 1 tbsp
Cardamom powder a small pinch
Ghee 2 tbsp

Soak dates in 1/2 cup warm water for 15 minutes, set aside. Heat green in a pan add chopped nuts and raisins and fry till crispy , set aside. 

Transfer the soaked dates to a mixer add little water used for soaking and grind to a semi fine paste.
In the same pan add the dates paste and sauté for a while and add thin coconut milk and let it boil for 3 - 5 minutes , keep in low flame .then add dissolved jaggery and mix well and cook for 5 -7 minutes in low flame. Then add thick coconut and cardamom powder mix well and cook for 2 minutes .. Then add the ghee roasted nuts and serve..