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Since there’s never a shortage of Indian festivals, it helps to have simple yet delicious desserts on hand for your family and friends. Watch this video for Cracked Wheat Payasam and serve it as a alternative to the standard kheer recipe. The richness of the coconut milk and unique sweetness of jaggery make this dessert perfect, even for large gatherings.

Cooking Time: 30 mins
Serves – 4

Ingredients:

Cracked Wheat (fine) – 1/2 cup
Water – 2 cups
Milk – 1 cup
Coconut Milk – 1 can (13.5oz/400ml)
Cashews pieces – 1 Tbsp
Golden Raisins – 1 Tbsp
Jaggery – 1/2 cup or to taste
Ghee – 1 Tbsp
Grated Coconut – 2 Tbsp
Cardamom Powder – 1/4 tsp

Method:

1. Add Cracked Wheat and Water in a pressure cooker and cook on high until one whistle sounds. Switch off stove and allow the pressure to go down on it’s own.
2. Open pressure cooker and turn on stove to low heat.
3. Add Jaggery to the cracked wheat and let it melt.
4. Add Milk and allow it to come to a boil and thicken on medium heat.
5. Add Coconut Milk, allow it to come to a boil and cook for 5-7 minutes until desired consistency is reached. Remove from stove.
6. Dry roast Shredded Coconut in a small skillet until fragrant and add to cracked wheat.
7. Heat Ghee in same skillet. Add Cashew pieces and saute for 30 seconds.
8. Add Golden Raisins and allow to them to plump up.
9. Add Cashews/Raisins to the Cracked Wheat and mix well.
10. Serve hot or cold.

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28 Responses to “Cracked Wheat Payasam”

1. Pavithra Says:
   April 13th, 2009 at 5:31 am

   thank you so much hetal and anuja. I have been looking for this for a long time and dint find a proper recipe. I am going to try this soon.

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2. Priya Says:
   April 13th, 2009 at 10:25 am

   Dear Anuja,

   Is cracked wheat the same as Sooji/Rava?

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   hetal Reply:
   April 13th, 2009 at 11:55 am

   Hi Priya,

   No, cracked wheat is known as daliya.

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   Priya Reply:
   April 18th, 2009 at 7:03 pm

   Hi Hetal,

   Thanks for the reply .

   - Priya Seetharaman

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3. Priya Says:
   April 13th, 2009 at 4:27 pm

   Hi hetal and anuja didi,

   Can we find this Cracked wheat in American grocery store? I have heard about daliya when i was in India. I guess they give it young kids.

   -Priya-

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4. Priya Says:
   April 13th, 2009 at 4:31 pm

   I guess u added cardamon pwd at the end. Its not in the video..:-(

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   anuja Reply:
   April 14th, 2009 at 10:40 pm

   Yes, Priya, it somehow got left out…but we did add it right at the end…before we ate it
   

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5. Prajkta Says:
   April 13th, 2009 at 5:45 pm

   Dear Hetal/Anuja,

   Nice recipe!!!
   I would like to suggest a thing…adding roasted poppy seeds(corsly ground) will enhance the taste.

   Thank you.

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6. Niky Says:
   April 13th, 2009 at 7:43 pm

   hi

   very good recipe m gonna try this Asap.

   can u plz show us how to make ATHELA MARCHA?

   nowadays there r loads of pickle chilies in grocery stores, so my huby alz ask me to make but i dont know the perfect recipe for that, hetal tamne to khabar j hase ke full gujju thali ma athela marcha to hova j joiye rite?

   thanks in advance
   niky

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7. Preeta Says:
   April 14th, 2009 at 5:12 pm

   Thanks this is a really tasty payasam.
   But mine was more like a cream color rather than white,
   tasted great though. I added the caramom pwder along with the coconut.

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   anuja Reply:
   April 14th, 2009 at 10:38 pm

   Hi Preeta,
   The color of the jaggery varies from crop-to-crop hence the color variation in your payasam. As long as it tasted great…enjoy it:-)

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8. Ria Says:
   April 20th, 2009 at 5:00 am

   Hello Lovely Ladies!

   Very nice post! Anuja.. hope ur Vishu was a real good one!

   -Ria

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9. Pavithra Says:
   April 29th, 2009 at 5:56 am

   Thanks again Hetal and Anuja…It came out very yummy…

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10. farzana Says:
    May 22nd, 2009 at 5:17 am

    hi hetal n anuja, can i use condensed milk instead of coconut milk n jaggery?

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    hetal Reply:
    May 25th, 2009 at 10:09 pm

    Hi Farzana,

    The taste will be different but in our opinion, anything with condensed milk is usually delicious . Just be careful though, it can get a little sweet so add a little at a time.

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11. Curious! Says:
    September 1st, 2009 at 7:49 pm

    This Payasam rocks,Ladies! Thanks a ton! I wanted to know where you get the ‘Light’ version of the coconut milk from? I have looked for it in all the Oriental,Desi and American stores in the DFW area,but to no avail! Any help would be highly appreciated.

    Thanks!

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    anuja Reply:
    September 2nd, 2009 at 2:50 am

    We have only seen (and bought) it from the bigger Oriental stores. There are quite a few of them in the Garland area (close to Funasia theater) and the ones we go to are:
    May Hua (Coit and W.Park), Plano
    and
    Asia World Market, Plano

    Hope that helps!

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    Curious! Reply:
    September 3rd, 2009 at 4:10 pm

    Hey,Thanks a lot, Anuja! This definitely helps.. I have a recipe request for you guys..Could you post a simple,no-nonsense recipe for Thai yellow curry fried rice? This is one of my all time fave dish,and I dont wanna run to the Thai restaurant and pay big bucks there every time I have a craving for this dish! I have even tried the store bought yellow curry paste…and well,the less said,the better!

    Keep up the good work..Thanks!

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12. priya Says:
    January 24th, 2010 at 4:09 am

    hi,would like to know if i could substitute quinoa for cracked wheat?thanks

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    hetal Reply:
    January 24th, 2010 at 9:56 pm

    Hi Priya,

    We have never tried this recipe with quinoa, but it may not give the same texture as cracked wheat. When cooked, cracked wheat tends to become soft and thick while quinoa remains as tiny seeds.

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13. Jaime Says:
    September 24th, 2010 at 10:48 am

    Hi what does cracked wheat called in tamil? thanks

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    hetal Reply:
    September 24th, 2010 at 2:52 pm

    Hi Jaime,

    I believe it is called “godhumai ravai”.

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14. dharam sharma Says:
    October 12th, 2010 at 6:29 am

    hi hetal & anuja….
    plz if u can tell how to make appam …

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15. parul Says:
    January 21st, 2011 at 3:53 am

    Hi,
    want to know payasam and sweet pongal are the same.pls want to make sweet pongal so add this in your list.have written u two times but u never replied.
    Parul

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    anuja Reply:
    January 21st, 2011 at 3:18 pm

    Hi Parul,
    Sorry about the delayed response
    Payasam and Pongal are not the same.
    Payasam is like Kheer and Pongal is more like khichidi in consistency.
    We will put that on our (long) list.

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16. Padma Says:
    January 29th, 2011 at 6:58 am

    Hi Hetal/Anuja,

    This recipe looks awesome!! Usually consuming lot of coconut milk causes giddiness… Is using 400 ml of coconut milk in payasam fine?

    Thanks,
    Padma

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    Padma Reply:
    February 7th, 2011 at 3:53 am

    No reply

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    anuja Reply:
    February 8th, 2011 at 12:31 am

    So sorry Padma,we are a little behind in responding – our apologies
    Well the amount of Payasam we made is to serve 4-6 people, hopefully you will not eat the whole thing… But honestly, we have never heard that coconut milk causes giddiness…

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