Pineapple Payasam

Ingredients

Pineapple – 1 ½ cups, thinly diced

Jaggery – 1 cup, grated

Sago (Chowari) – 1 cup

Thin Coconut milk – 1 ½ cups

Thick Coconut milk – 1 cup

Water – 2 cups

Cardamom powder – a pinch (optional)

Ghee – 1 tablespoon

Cashew nuts – 8 nos

Method

Cook the diced pineapple in water until it is soft. Drain the water in the pineapple and smash it with a spoon. Boil sago in water for 10 minutes. Wash the cooked sago in cold water. Melt the jaggery in a little water. Strain to remove the dusts. Add cooked pineapple and melted jaggery in a vessel. Add thin coconut milk and allow it to boil for 10 minutes. Put the cooked sago and mix well. Add cardamom powder. Pour thick coconut milk and stir well. Heat ghee in a pan and fry cashews. Garnish the pineapple payasam with cashews. Have it after a yummy sadya!!

Notes: - It is better to cook pineapple in a pressure cooker as it takes long time to be soft.