Thalikala Payasam(Pasham)

Happy Vinayaka Chavithi...May lord Ganapathi bring happiness and peace to all.This sweet is a must have on Vinayaka Chavithi.This is a rich porridge made of  hand made noodles  and jaggery.



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Preparation time:30 min to  knead the wheat flour and make the noodles
Cooking time:45 min
Yield : about 10 persons
Ingredients:
wheat flour 3/4 cup kneaded like a chapathi dough
rice 3 tsp. mixed with water to make a batter of medium consistency
ghee 1/2 tbsp
milk 2 cups
jaggery or brown sugar 2 cups
elaichi powder 1/2 tsp
khus khus  powdered 1 tsp
Method:

roll the dough on your fingers to form noodle shape

make the noodles out of all the dough

take 4 cups of water in a saucepan and bring them to a boil

add 1 tsp of ghee in the boiling water and add the hand made noodle into the boiling water
boil them for 15 min.
in another saucepan take 2 cups brown sugar and 1/2 cup water and heat it

the syrup should come to a boil

add the syrup to the cooked noodle porridge
add the rice flour batter to the porridge and mix it well

boil this porridge for another 5 min.
add the elachi powder and khus khus powder and switch off the stove
add the remaining ghee
 serve it hot

you can add  hot milk to the porridge while eating