Broken Wheat Payasam or Gothambu payasam is a traditional recipe and this particular recipe is a kerala recipe with the flavor of banana infused along with broken wheat.

This payasam generally tends to thicken with time. So make it very thin by adding enough coconut milk and thin jaggery syrup. Simple recipe that turns out yum always! We make this for any special occasion  at our home.

Check out other delicious payasam dessert recipes – Chakka pradhaman , Koova payasam, Elaneer Payasam, Palada Pradhaman

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Broken Wheat Payasam recipe

Broken Wheat Payasam pictorial directions:

Soak Broken wheat/dhalia in water for 2 hours

Extract medium thick coconut milk from one full coconut and keep it aside. To extract semi thick coconut milk, add warm water to the coconut while grinding.

Take the soaked broken wheat in cooker.

Add enough water and let it cook for 4-5 whistles. Need not worry about water, as we expect it to be runny.

Melt Jaggery and strain

Add the melted jaggery to the cooked dhalia and mix well. Keep the flame in medium while adding jaggery and coconut milk.

Add the coconut milk and mix again. Cook until it comes to a boil. Do not let it go to rolling boil.

Add a ripe whole banana inside and switch off. It is optional but infuses an unique flavour to the Payasam. So if you have ripe one, do not skip this process. You can also cut and add them into payasam but we will be taking out the bananas before serving.

Heat Ghee and fry chopped coconut

Add chopped cashews and

fry until both are brown.

Add this fried cashew-coconut to the payasam.

Serve hot or cold based on your preference.