Ingredients

• 2 cups - vermicelli
• 3 - ripe bananas
• 6 cups - milk
• 1/2 cup - sugar
• 1 tsp -ghee
• A few drops - orange food color
• A few - raisins
• A few - cashews
• A few - cardamom seeds

How to Make Banana Payasam

• Mash bananas well with a fork or hand and keep aside.
• Dry roast vermicelli until it turns golden brown in colour.
• To this, add mashed bananas and sugar and mix well.
• Pour milk and bring it to a boil and keep the pan on low flame and cook vermicelli till soft.
• When the vermicelli payasam becomes a little thick, add colour, mix and urn off the flame.
• In a different pan, heat ghee and add raisins, cashews, cardamom seeds.
• Stir well until the raisins bubble up and cashews turn golden brown in colour.
• Add this to the prepared payasam and mix well.