Doodhpak (Sabudana Kheer/ Tapioca Pudding)

Ever since I tin remember, every twelvemonth my woman raise made this delicious dessert on my birthday. The argue beingness that out of all the Indian desserts, this i used to live on my favorite.Today is my birthday. I was nostalgic, beingness that my woman raise is thousands of miles away. I decided to brand this dessert for myself:) . Usually kheer is made amongst rice together with milk or vermicelli together with milk. I similar it best amongst Sabudana or tapioca pearls which is known equally Doodhpak inwards konkani. This is a traditional konkani dessert. "Doodh" agency milk, together with "Pak" agency thick syrup, in Konkani. This i is a footling hard to brand only because it takes a long fourth dimension to produce sabudana together with i has to constantly stir the sabudana(tapioca pearls) field cooking equally otherwise it volition stick to the bottom of the pot together with larn burnt real easily. Even a footling flake of burnt Sabudana completely ruins the flavour of the dish! Generally kheer is white inwards color field doodhpak( Sabudana kheer) is made yellowish inwards color yesteryear dissolving saffron inwards warm milk. The recipe is actually uncomplicated equally given below.

Servings: 6

Ingredients:

Sabudana ( tapioca pearls) : 1/2 cup
Water : two 1/2 cups
Milk : 1 cup
Sugar : 1/2 cup
Cardamom powder: 1/4tsp
Cashew halves: 1 tbsp
Raisins: 1 tbsp
Saffron: iv strands

Method:

Wash the sabudana until all starch is gone.

Put it inwards a saucepan amongst two 1/2 cups H2O together with choose it to a boil. Once it comes to a boil, trim the open fire to depression together with allow it cook, stirring constantly until the white sabudana(tapioca pearls) plough transparent.

This should receive got close 30-45 minutes.

Now add together saccharide to the sabudana together with switch off the flame.

Warm milk on stove/ microwave to lukewarm. Take two tbsp inwards a small-scale loving cup together with mix the saffron threads inwards there. Keep it aside for 10-15 minutes.

Add this milk to the sabudana-sugar mixture.

Now add together the freshly powdered cardamom.

Heat ghee inwards a small-scale frying pan together with sauté the cashew halves together with raisins until golden brown.

Garnish the Sabudana Kheer amongst this mixture.

Serve hot or cold. Both sense of savour yummy!

Enjoy!

Cooking made easy:

Do non cutting onion or garlic on wooden cutting boards. It retains the odor of onion/ garlic. Maintain split boards to cutting onion/ garlic.

Tip for salubrious living:

Cardamom is a normally used spice inwards Indian desserts . It is known to receive got meaning wellness benefits particularly for the digestive system. It is supposed to assistance amongst heartburn, gas, constipation, liver together with gall bladder complaints. It helps preclude nausea too. It is also known to live on useful during mutual cold.

References:

http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-614-CARDAMOM.aspx?activeIngredientId=614&activeIngredientName=CARDAMOM
http://www.yogajournal.com/lifestyle/2786

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