Wheat Rava Payasam

Ingredients:

• Wheat Rava - 1 cup  (We can readily get it in super markets)
• Milk - 2 cups
• Water - 1 1/2 cup
• Sugar - 1 cup (if required more or less than 1 cup based on your taste)
• Elachi Powder - As required
• Dry grapes - As required
• Cashewnuts - As required
• Badams - As required
• Pistachio nuts - As required (Optional)
• Ghee - 3 Table spoons

Procedure:

• Heat 2 table spoons of ghee in a pan and fry 1 cup of wheat rava, till the color changes to light brown.
• Heat a vessel on the other side, pour milk and water (for 1 cup of wheat rava, we are taking 2 cups of milk and 1 1/2 cup of water) and boil them.
• After 1 boil, add wheat rava which has been already fried by continuously stirring with out any lumps. Leave the mixture to boil till rava turns soft. If required, little water can be added in the middle of the process.
• Once Rava gets boiled, add sugar ( for 1 cup of rava - 1 cup of sugar can be added,) and stir the mixture till the sugar gets dissolved.
• Now switch off the stove. Add the remaining 1 table spoon of ghee before switching off the stove.
• Now fry the dry fruits in little ghee and garnish them finally.

* This will taste good when served hot.
* Wheat rava is very healthy compared to processed bombay rava. Wheat Rava will reduce the cholesterol levels in the body.
* Regular usage of Bombay rava is not recommended. Occasionally its ok. Slowly make a habit of using wheat rava for making upma, kesari etc.,,