Bellam Pasham/Talikala Payasam/Wheat Flour Sweet With Jaggery

Prep Time: 15min
Cook Time: 30min
Total Time: 45min
Yield: 2-3 Servings

Ingredients

1/2 Cup + 3 Tblspn Wheat Flour
1/2 Cup Jaggery (Bellam) or add as required
1/4 Tspn Green Cardamom Powder
1 Tblspn Dry Coconut, grated
1 Tspn Poppy Seeds (Khuskhus/Gasagasalu)
3 1/4 Cups + 4 Tblspn Water or add as needed
1 Tblspn Sara Palukulu/Chironji
2 Tblspn Ghee/Clarified Butter
2 Tblspn Cashew Nuts, broken
2 Tblspn Raisins

Directions

• In a small bowl add 1 tablespoon wheat flour, 4 tablespoons of water & mix with a spoon to form a smooth paste without any lumps. Keep aside.

• In a bowl; combine 1/2 cup wheat flour & 1/4th cup water to make a soft dough (same as chapathi dough).

• Dust a plate with 2 tablespoons of wheat flour & keep aside.

• Take a small ball from the dough & make thin strand by rolling them with your palms. 

• Break into 1-inch strands & place them in the flour dusted plate as wheat strands should not stick to each other (sprinkle some more wheat flour if the wheat strands are sticking to each other). Repeat the process with the remaining dough & you can also make few small wheat balls as shown in the picture below.

• Meanwhile; in a sauce pan boil 1 cup of water on a medium flame & add jaggery. Once the jaggery is melted completely turn off the flame & strain jaggery water using a sieve (as to remove dirt from jaggery).
• Boil 2 cups of water in a sauce pan on a medium flame; add prepared wheat strands into boiling water & cook for 5-8 minutes. 

• Add jaggery water & cook for another 5 minutes. 

• Now add wheat flour paste by mixing with a spoon continuously & cook for 10 more minutes or until wheat strands turn soft.

• Finally add grated dry coconut, cardamom powder, poppy seeds(you can add poppy seeds directly or blend into a paste with a teaspoon of water before adding) & mix everything well.

• Cook for another 5 more minutes & turn off the flame. Keep aside.
• Heat ghee in a pan on a medium-low flame; add cashewnuts, raisins, sara palukulu & saute for 1-2 minutes or untill lightly browned. Turn off the flame & add to the pasham. Mix everything well with a spoon & serve warm.

Note: You can aslo add 1-2 teaspoons of ghee or 1/4th cup of warm milk in a serving bowl.