Ingredients

The following ingredients have 6 Servings
  • 1 ripe mango (pureed)
  • 1/2 cup roasted semiya / vermicelli
  • 3 cups milk
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 5 green cardamom pods
  • 1 tsp saffron
  • 1 tbsp ghee

Instruction

  • Heat the ghee in a heavy bottomed pan and add the roasted semiya bits to it. Roast for a couple of minutes.
  • Add milk and let it come to a boil. Lower heat and let it cook for a few minutes, till the vermicelli softens really well. 
  • Add the mango puree to it and mix well. Add the sugar as well and mix well.
  • Crush the cardamom pods and add it to the payasam and top with saffron. Mix it all in very well and cook on low heat for just a couple of minutes.
  • Serve warm or cold.