Feb 06 2009
Payesh
Ingredients
Milk – 1 liter
Rice – ½ cup
Cashew nuts – 25
Almonds – 10
Dry fruits – 10
Rose water – few drops
Sugar – 1 cup
Method
It is mainly a Bengali sweet dish. At first cut the cashew nuts and almonds into thin pieces. Then all nuts are soaked in water for about half an hour. Take a bowl and pour the milk in it. Put it on the oven and bring to a boil. Take the flavored rice and wash it. Then add the rice to the boiling milk. Next add all the nuts and dry fruits in the milk. Keep stirring until rice is cooked. Next add the sugar and keep stirring until it dissolves. Add a small pinch of rose water for flavor. When the payesh is almost done pour it in a bowl. Keep it in refrigerator for about 6 hours. At last serve it cool.