Rice for our souls

The Malayalam Calendar brings together celebrations 

for our living and rituals for our ancestors.

 

This 'payasam' did not follow a particular measurement for the rice, jaggery, coconuts and clarified butter.

 

The traditional spices:

Cardamom

A touch of dried ginger

A touch of ground cumin

Palm Sugar Jaggery

Grated Coconut

Clarified Butter

and above all,

Raw rice. 

 

For all the celebrations across the oceans these past two months. 

 

 

 

Semiya Payasam: Vermicelli Dessert

We were not great fans of  Semiya Payasam while growing up. This simple sweet dish  once in a while, savoured in moderation with diverse flavours truly sweetens up the moment: Crushed cashews, pista, almonds and flavours of rosewater and wisps of crimson petals from North India....& cardamom, fried coconut slivers,  and beautiful golden half moons of cashew adorning the South Indian bowls...

As prasadam today and later my contribution to the Christmas Party.