Pineapple-1cup
Sugar-1/4cup
Medium thick coconut milk-1 & 1/2cup
Condensed milk-1/4cup
Sabudana (chowari)-1/4cup
Salt-a pinch
Dried ginger powder-1 pinch
Cardamom powder-1/4tsp
Ghee-1tsp(opt)
Cashew nuts-10(opt)
Yellow colour-1tsp (mix one pinch into 2tsp of water)
Method
Chop pineapple into fine pieces.
Cook them in 1 cup of water along with 2tbsp of sugar .
When cooled grind this cooked pineapple in to fine paste.
Take a deep bottomed pan ,add sugar to this pineapple paste and saute for 10 minutes.
Cook sabudana in 2 cup of water (add sabudana in boiling water and cook).
Add cooked sabudana and yellow food colour to the pineapple paste .
Boil for 5 minutes.
Add one pinch of salt to balance the sweetness .
Now add coconut milk to the pineapple mix and boil .
Stir continuously.
When it begin to boil add condensed milk to this (u can increase or decrease the quantity of sugar and condensed milk).
Switch off the gas and add the cardamom powder and ginger powder.
Close the pan for half an hour to keep the flavour of the payasam.
If u want u can add cashewnuts (fry them in ghee and add) and if the pine apple is not that ripe enough u can add 2 drops of pineapple essence into it .
So the tasty and delicious pineapple payasam is ready to serve.
