Mom's Recipies

 Bellam Paramannam or Annam Payasam is a sweet dish which is prepared as an offering /Naivedyam to God in almost every home in Andhra. It is prepared on most special occasions and festivals. Bellam Paramannam can be served hot or cold as a dessert and is prepared with rice, milk  and jaggery and garnished with raisins and cashew nuts.It tastes lip smacking !!!

Ingredients:

    1 cup Raw Rice washed and drained
    2 cups Milk
    2 cups water
    1 cup Jaggery (Gur) grated
    1/4 tsp Cardamom Powder
    2 tbsp Ghee
    Cashews
    Raisins
    Saffron Strands (Optional)


Procedure :-

• Wash and drain the rice and set aside.
• In a deep and large vessel, bring milk and water to a boil.
• Add the rice to the milk and lower the flame.
• Cook until the rice is very soft and mixture looks thick. OR You can also pressure cook the rice for 4 whistles.
• Turn off the flame.
• Lightly mash the cooked rice and keep it aside.
• Combine the grated jaggery and 1/2 cup water in a small pan or vessel and heat up on slow flame till jaggery melts.
• Add the cardamom powder to the jaggery water and turn off the flame.Let it cool for 3-4 minutes.
• Now add this jaggery syrup to the cooked rice and mix very well.
• Melt ghee in a small pan. First fry the cashews and then raisins to golden color.
• Pour this over the rice and jaggery mixture and combine well.
• Serve warm or cold lip smacking Bellam Parmannam  :-)