Ingredients

• 1 cup - almond
• 1 liter - milk
• ½ cup - basmati rice
• 8 to 10 - saffron strands
• ½ cup - sugar
• 15 to 20 - almonds, peeled and cut long and fine
• 1 tsp - pistachio, slivered fine

How to Make Almond Payasam

• Soak the almonds in water, then remove the skin and make a paste.
• Boil the milk. Wash the rice and soak in ½ cup water.
• Mix the almond paste and rice in the boiling water and let it simmer on low heat. Keep stirring till it becomes thick.
• Mix the sugar and kesar in the milk and stir for a while.
• Decorate with almond and pistachio on top of the payasam and serve.