A healthy payasam or kheer made with Walnuts. This is an Indian version of the Walnut Dessert Soup. A fantastic vegan beverage that can be drunk hot or cold.
- 1 cup Walnuts
- 4 cups Water
- 1/2 cup Jaggery dissolved in water (thick)
- 1-2 tbsp Rice Flour
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Preheat oven to 350F. Roast walnuts for 6-7 minutes.
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Grind 1 cup of roasted walnuts with 4 cups water in a high powered blender until you get a smooth liquid.
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Pour the liquid into a pan and bring it to a boil. Now add liquid jaggery and stir.
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Dissolve between 1-2 tbsp of rice flour in about 1/8 cup of water until you get a smooth paste. I used 1 tbsp and got a thin payasam, which I loved. But, for a thicker version, increase the amount of rice flour.
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Add it to the boiling walnut payasam. In about 30 seconds or so, when the liquid thickens, switch off the heat. Serve
Jaggery is a very flavorful Indian molasses. You typically get it in cubes, you dissolve the cubes in hot water, strain the liquid and use it. You can easily substitute with brown sugar, raw sugar or coconut sugar....but you will miss out on the lovely flavor of Jaggery.