Oats Payasam / Kheer

Yet another simple payasam / kheer that can be made within 10 minutes

Ingredients

• Milk - 1/2 L
• Oats - 1 cup
• Sugar - 1/2 cup
• Saffron threads - few (optional)
• Elachi powder - a pinch (optional)
• Cashews and dry grapes - 1 tablespoon 
• Ghee - 1 tablespoon

Method

• Boil milk.Switch off the stove and put saffron threads and a pinch of elachi powderin it.Leave it covered for 10 minutes
• Dry fry the oats and powder it in a mixer

• In the same kadai fry cashews and dry grapes in ghee.Keep it aside
• Pour the boiled milk in another vessel and add oats powder to it.Mix well
• Add sugar and switch on the stove
• Keep stirring it for 5 minutes in a simmer flame.This timing is enough as oats thickens very quickly
• Garnish it with fried cashews and dry grapes and turn off the stove

Serve it warm