Beaten rice payasam

Beaten rice or flattened rice is known as poha in hindi. On Krishna Janmashtami day beaten rice is a main offering to lord Krishna. Beaten rice can be prepared as a sweet along with brown sugar or as paysam using milk. Payasam is a sweet pudding usually made with milk and sugar or with brown sugar and coconut milk.

                                                                     Beaten rice
Ingredients:
1. Beaten rice – 1 cup
2. Milk - 3 cups
3. Condensed milk – 1/2 cup
4. Cardamom powder – 1tsp
5. Sugar – 6tbsps
Method:
Fry the beaten rice on a low flame for few minutes. Cool and crush it coarsely. Add milk and cook for five minutes. Then, add the condensed milk. Simmer for few seconds.  Remove from flame. After ten minutes, add cardamom powder and sugar.