Apples! Nobody likes to eat them at home..so anytime I buy apples I end up making some dish out of it. Apple Halwa, Chutney, Milkshake, Apple pie etc and this time I turned them into delicious payasa or kheer which everyone at home loved and devoured including my little one :-)
It's important to cook the apples before adding any milk as it may curdle the milk if it's undercooked. Here is the recipe to make this simple, delicious dessert.
Ingredients:
Red apple : 3
Milk: 1 liter
Sugar : 1/2 cup
Cardamom powder : 1/2 tsp
Pista : 1 tbsp
Badam : 8-10
Method:
1. Bring milk to boil in a thick bottomed pan and simmer it. Keep stirring in between and let it condense and reduce to half.
2. Grate apples with the peel on and sauté them in another pan until all the water is evaporated and the color of the apples is changed.
3. Mix in sugar and keep sautéing. Sugar will melt and the mixture will turn a bit watery. Let it cook until Apple and sugar are well cooked.
4. Add 1/4th of the milk to Apple mixture and boil it for 2-3 minutes.Let the remaining milk to boil and condense further.
5. Add some more milk, blanched badam slices, pista, cardamom powder and boil for 2 more minutes.
6. Finally finish it by adding all the remaining milk and bring to boil and turn off the flame.
7. Let it come to room temperature and then chill it in refrigerator for 2-3 hours before serving.
Notes:
1. Ensure to cook the apples thoroughly before adding milk into it to avoid curdling of milk.
2. Use whole milk or full cream milk to get a better taste.
3. Adjust the amount of sugar as per your taste and sweetness of apples
4. If you do not like the Apple peel, you can remove the skin and grate it.
5. To slice the almonds soak them in hot water for 15 minutes, remove the skin and slice them.
