Macaroni Payasam

Ingredients

• 1 cup Macaroni
• 6 cups water
• 3 cups milk
• 1/ 2 cup mixed chopped dry fruits to mix and to garnish
• 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder
• 5-6 saffron strands mixed in 1 tablespoon hot milk
• 2 tablespoons ghee
• 1/2 cup coconut sugar or plant sweetner as per taste
• 1 tablespoon custard powder mixed in 2 tablespoons of cold milk
• 10-15 rose petals/ dry rose petals to garnish

Steps

1. First, cook the macaroni pasta in the mentioned quantity of boiling water with 1 teaspoon ghee for 8 minutes. Then remove from boiling water, transfer to a strainer and pour cold water to refresh.
2. Heat 1 teaspoon ghee in a pan. Add dry fruits and roast them till golden. Remove and keep aside.Then heat milk along with cardamom, milk powder, custard powder mixture and sugar. When it boils, reduce heat and slowly reduce it to 3/4 th and thickened.
3. Then add the macaroni and keep cooking further for 10 minutes on low flame. Add saffron, half of the dry fruits and mix well. Then switch off the heat and cover for 10 minutes.
4. The macaroni kheer is ready. Serve garnished with remaining dry fruits, rose petals and enjoy hot or chilled.