Bengali Chirer Payesh / Poha Pudding Recipe With Nolen Gur

Step 1: To cook Bengali Chirer Payesh/Poha Pudding Recipe With Nolen Gur, wash poha/chirer with water and strain the poha

Step 2: Soak the washed and drained poha/chirer in a cup of milk

Step 3: Also mix 1/2 cup of milk with rice flour and keep aside

Step 4: Soak saffron in a little milk

Step 5: Keep aside

Step 6: Boil the rest of milk and cardamom pods together in a Saucepan and bring to boil

Step 7: Stir occasionally

Step 8: Add rice flour mix in boiling milk and stir constantly

Step 9: Boil about 12-15 minutes till the rice flour is cooked and milk is condensed

Step 10: Now add milk soaked flattened rice/chirer then add the milk soaked saffron

Step 11: Cook chirer payesh for 15 minutes more or when flattened rice/chirer is cooked well and milk thickens considerably, add nolen gur or brown sugar

Step 12: Stir it and cook it till the date jaggery/brown sugar dissolves

Step 13: Then add chopped almonds/cashews and a pinch of salt, cook for a minute and remove from heat

Step 14: Pour the Bengali Chirer Payesh/Poha Pudding Recipe With Nolen Gur in a serving bowl, garnish with saffron strands/almonds/cashews and raisins and serve hot or chilled with sumptuous meal of Cholar Dal Recipe/ Aar Macher Jhol Recipe and jeera rice for dinner