Kavuni arisi Payaasam

In the recent days i hear a lot about this Payaasam. Kavuni arisi(black rice) is so popular in chettinad cuisine. This was in my list for a long time and finally got a chance to try it out for a get together. It was a big hit and thought of sharing it with you all. Hardly 4 ingredients and it makes the magic. Here comes the recipe.

Ingredients:
Kavuni arisi /Black rice - 1/2 cup ( soak for at least 4 hours )
sugar - 1 cup
Coconut milk - 1/2 cup ( I used canned coconut milk )
Milk - 4 cups
Water - 3 cups

Procedure:
Soak 1/2 cup of Kavuni arisi in water for at least 4 hours .

 Drain the  water and make them a coarse paste in the Mixier. Don't grind it too fine. Soak the coarsely ground paste in 1 cup of water. Keep it aside while we boil the milk.

Dilute the canned coconut milk. Mix 1/2 of coconut milk with 1/2 cup of water and keep it ready.
In a heavy bottom pot, add 4 cups of milk ( I used 2% Milk ) and 1.5 cups of water. Bring them to boil, make to stir in between to avoid burning at the bottom.

Once the milk comes to boil, add 1 cup of sugar and the ground paste with the water. Boil for another 15 minutes. Stir frequently , else the ground paste would become a thick mass here and there and it would change the consistency of the payaasam.

After 15 minutes add the diluted coconut milk and let it boil for another 5 minutes and then turn off the gas.
You can either serve once they cool down or refrigerate for couple of hours and serve cold.