Ingredients

• 2 tbsps - long grain rice
• 2 tbsps - poppy seeds (gasagase)
• 2 cups - milk
• 1 cup - water
• 1 block - jaggery (or 10-12 tbsps - brown sugar)
• 10 tbsps - sugar
• 1/2 cup - desiccated coconut or dry coconut-kobbari

How to Make Quick Gasagase Payasa

• Allow milk to boil in a pan at low heat.
• In another vessel, add jaggery (or brown sugar), sugar and 1 cup water. Boil at medium heat till it becomes thick.
• Take another pan, dry roast rice and poppy seeds.
• Grind the fried rice and poppy seeds with coconut into a smooth paste with very little water.
• Add this fine paste to the thick jaggery syrup and boil for about 10-12 mins.
• Add this to the boiling milk and boil for about 10 mins.
• Remove all coarse elements from this liquid by filtering in a drainer or colander.
• Serve hot or cold.