Ingredients:
3/4 Cup – Dates/Khajur
2 Cups – Milk
1.5 Cups – Water
1 tsp – Ghee
10-12 – Halved Cashews
1/2 tbsp – Raisins
1/2 tsp – Fresh Cardamom Powder
 Method:
Pit dates and finely chop it. Keep dates outside over night or a day before if you keep dates in fridge.
In a vessel bring milk to boil and simmer in slow flame until needed.
While milk getting boiled, in a pan or wok heat ghee and saute cashew nuts and raisins until golden brown keep aside.
In the same pan add chopped dates and saute for a minute.
Add water and cook dates until it gets fully mashed and the mixture becomes thick around 8-10 minutes in medium to slow flame.
Add boiled milk to dates mixture and bring it to good boil. Add dry fruits, cardamom powder and simmer for 5 minutes in slow flame until payasam/kheer becomes thick.
Dates Payasam (Kheer) | Onam Sadya Recipes
Serve hot/warm/cold or at room temperature.
