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Khus-Khus payasa

Gasa-gase or poppy seeds or khus-khus are pungent oil seeds which give a very unique flavour to dishes. It can be added to breads, to gravies or in our very own Karnataka cuisine it is made into a payasa (liquid sweet). It is not as thick as usual payasa/payasams/kheer. It is liquidy and can be consumed as a beverage. Gasa-gase payasa has unique cooling properties, along with the gasa-gase seeds, it has jaggery (bella/gur), cardamom (elaichi), coconut milk (or grated coconut) and milk. It is a must have dessert during festivals in Karnataka. Along with bisi-bele-bhaat this is a delicacy and is consumed warm/cool as a beverage during or after lunch. This dish has a special mention in wiki under Indian cuisine. This is frequently made by my MIL and I learnt this recipe from her. She generally adds desiccated coconut (kobbri/copra), here I have added coconut milk. Sometimes I add grated and ground coconut. The little raisins pop in the mouth when drinking this unique payasa and it tastes great! This is a light sweet for ongoing Navratri festivities.

Gasa Gase Payasa | Khus Khus Kheer | Poppy Seeds Payasam | How to make gasa gase payasa?
 
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Cooling, easy on the stomach gasa gase payasa
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Recipe type: Sweet
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 4 people
Ingredients
  • 1 Tbsp heaped gasa-gase seeds/white poppy seeds/khus-khus
  • 1 Tbsp heaped raw rice/regular white rice
  • 5 cashews
  • 5 almonds
  • ¼ Cup water
  • 5-6 cardamom/elaichi
  • ½ Cup thin coconut milk
  • ½ Cup grated/powdered jaggery/bella/gur
  • 1½ Cup water
  • ¾ Cup milk
  • 1 Tbsp raisins
  • Few drops of desi ghee
Method
  1. Soak cashews and almonds in ¼ Cup water for 15 minutes
  2. In a pan toast gasa-gase seeds till light golden and their aroma is released. Keep aside
  3. Dry toast rice till light golden. Add cardamom seeds. Keep aside
  4. Heat 1½ Cups water. Add grated or broken jaggery. Allow it to melt. Turn off heat
  5. In a mixer grinder add toasted gasa-gase. Grind into a powder
  6. To this add toasted rice and elaichi. Grind into a powder
  7. Drain water off the cashews and almonds. Add these to the ground dry powder
  8. Add a little water and grind into a thick paste
  9. Add this paste in a pan. Pour jaggery water into this and mix well. Ensure there are no lumps
  10. Add thin coconut milk and mix well. Bring to a boil
  11. Meanwhile, lightly roast raisins in ghee till they plump up
  12. Let payasa start getting thick and coat the back of a spoon
  13. Pour in milk. Mix well and turn off heat
  14. Add raisins and mix well
  15. Serve warm, cool or at room temperature
Notes
Always first dry-grind gasa-gase before adding anything else to it, it will not grind properly with other ingredients

Almonds and cashews give a nice texture and thickness to the payasa

Adjust sweetness as per your liking

Strain jaggery water if it has impurities

Add grated coconut and grind into a paste along with poppy seeds paste

Add only coconut milk or add almond milk to keep the payasa vegan and do not fry the raisins in ghee (soak in water for 5 mins)
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Soak cashews and almonds in 1/4 Cup water for 15 minutes

In a pan toast gasa-gase seeds till light golden and their aroma is released. Keep aside
 
Dry toast rice till light golden. Add cardamom seeds. Keep aside

Heat 1 1/2 Cups water. Add grated or broken jaggery. Allow it to melt. Turn off heat
 
In a mixer grinder add toasted gasa-gase. Grind into a powder
 
To this add toasted rice and elaichi.  Grind into a powder
 
Drain water off the cashews and almonds. Add these to the ground dry powder

Add a little water and grind into a thick paste

Add this paste in a pan. Pour jaggery water into this and mix well. Ensure there are no lumps
  
Add thin coconut milk and mix well. Bring to a boil

Meanwhile, lightly roast raisins in ghee till they plump up
  
Let payasa start getting thick and coat the back of a spoon
    
Pour in milk. Mix well and turn off heat
  
Add raisins and mix well

Serve warm, cool or at room temperature
  

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