I had completely forgotten about my leftover stash of Forbidden Rice till I saw this beautiful creation by Sra. Well, timing was perfect: Onam was here, my mom wanted to make the full blown Onasadya (a grand feast), and the only dish she wanted me to cook was Payasam. So one shot, three birds - a way to use up my purple rice, a payasam for Onam and my entry for JFI. Well, it is not a traditional Onam Payasam, but all we needed was some sweet to wrap up the grand feast. I know it is raining payasams in blogosphere today, but one can never have too much payasams I say. 
Ingredients
- Forbidden Rice (Purple Rice) - 1/2 cup
- Fat free milk - 5 cups
- Sugar - 1 cup (or to taste)
- Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp
- Fried Pistachios - 2 tbsp
- Fried Almonds - 2 tbsp
Method
Wash and soak the rice for a few hours. Cook the rice in about four cups of water till almost soft, and the water is mostly gone. This will take a while, purple rice takes a while to cook, and won’t get mushy that easily. (You can try using a pressure cooker, I didn’t have one free at the time).
In a large sauce pan, bring the milk to a boil stirring occasionally. Add the cooked rice, and bring to a boil again.
Reduce the heat to low, and cook stirring frequently till the rice is soft, and the milk is reduced to about half.
Add the soaked a sugar, cardamom powder and the nuts and stir well to combine.
Serve warm, or if you are like me, refrigerate and have it cold.
The purple rice is very nutty and chewy in texture, it doesn’t get as soft as other types of rice. As soon as you add the cooked rice to the milk, the whole liquid turns into a purple color that deepens as the liquid gets thicker. If you haven’t tried purple rice yet, now’s the time. It is such a visual treat!
This is my entry for JFI - Rice hosted by dear Sharmi of Neivedyam. JFI (Jihva for Ingredients) is a very popular blog event started by Indira of Mahanandi.
Update:
I had more info about Forbidden rice in my previous Forbidden rice post. But here it is for those who missed it (or are too lazy to click the link ;)).
I picked this up from the Asian grocery store Uwajimaya. It is also available in amazon.com, click on the picture to follow the link. That is the same brand of rice I used. The rice is black in color, but turns purple when cooked.
Legend tells us that Forbidden rice was once grown exclusively for the Emperors of China to enrich their health and ensure their longevity.
Forbidden Rice is rich in iron and considered a blood tonifier. Unlike other black rice from Asia, it is not glutinous or rough and cooks in only 30 minutes to produce a superior flavor, texture, and color.
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Never heard of Purple rice Sig. Rich color of payasam is making me to ask you for cup of it
Happy Onam!
Hi,
Never heard of purple rice …but the color looks wonderful and would make the dining table so much more interesting and bright ….very good photo Sig!
Happy Onam !!
Sig…never heard of this variety of rice…can you give more info on this…or else if I can get the picture will make it a part of my series…good stuff for that I would say….
the payasam looks very tempting..
The color and photo looks wonderful Sig. Nice entry. Viji
Me too never heard this variety! But that colour is so nice! Like blackcurrant ice cream. Recipe is nice too!
This is definitely the most gorgeous payasam I have seen in my life! What a shade of purple this is.
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So, did your lips/ tongue stain purple after you ate it
Sig, Happy Onam! Oh what an amazing looking payasam. Looks totally lovely. I have never seen purple color rice but time to look for them right?
Happy Onam Sig. Wild rice Kheer looks yum.What a colorful dish.Trisha likes Wild rice stir fried just with Garlic and nuts.Enjoy:))
I have had this pudding once and it is divine. you pic looks so good. How was onam celebrations? enjoy!!
Can see you’re running hard to catch up with all the events, Sig! The payasam looks beautiful - the last of my black rice dish is still sitting in the fridge! I gave a bit to a friend, some more is waiting - maybe your payasam will be it!
you are right, bout raining payasams…but all are of different colors…this one looks nice and rich
Sig!!! beautiful Purple payasam, bet it tasted great!!!
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i am all inspired to buy purple rice now seeing the payasam
Happy Onam !
Does this rice taste anything like rosematta ? Thanks for linking me
i have a huge stash of ths rice. your payasam looks beautiful, and the lighting is great.
What a striking colour for the payasam - thanks to the forbidden rice… looks great Sig.
My my, what a pretty payasam it is! Infact the prettiest one i’ve seen!!
Where did you buy this rice from……i would like to get some of this
and are we getting more onasadhya here
havent heard of purple rice before.. but the payasam looks so colorful and i just love the pic. the talent for photography in the food blog world never ceases to amaze me!
nice one though. and did i thank u for commenting first on my payasam?
thanks for visiting, Sig, Means a lot to me!
I was like, Purple?? rice??? Purple Rice??? … looks WOW!!!!
The photo is superb!
I have to buy a pack of this next time when I go to the store…u tempt too much with ur concoctions
Shn
beautiful.. i think looks attractive enough to feature in fine dining restaurants..seriously..
Wicked colour!! Looks so tempting, and thats after my quota of payasam fr the day!
Wow…its amazing, mouthwatering, slurp…slurp…slurp. Making payasam out of wild rice, simply incredible
what a pretty shade of purple, looks awesome!
u do try so many types of rice, here i’m snug with my faithful old basmati…LOL
Sig, very intersting post!
Love the color of your dish.
purple rice is new for me…looks so pretty! must try it sometime…
Rice this pretty shouldnt be forbidden. Love the color.
i’ve seen it in a couple of places, and now I really really have to get it. Looks fabulous sig! About Niagara Falls, I lived in Buffalo earlier… which is 30 min from the fall
What a divine and UNIQUEpost!!Had never heard of purple rice!!Payasam looks heavenly too, sig!!
You are right darling, no one in their right mind could ever say that they have had enough payasam!
Beautiful pic that makes the dish exotic.
What gorgeous colour!
Happy Onam!
WOW…This sounds so different…. Looks amazing….Nice try…
I love that you live in Seattle (my hometown)- these references to places of my childhood like Uwajimaya make me really nostalgic!
This looks lovely, and delicious. I will have to try to find some purple rice so I can try it too.
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Thanks everyone for your lovely words. I’ve updated the post to include more info on the purple rice.
hey lovely looking payasam…and never heard of purple/wild rice… will keep an eye out for it now… happy belated onam to you
The picture looks very cute. I love paysam. Thanks for your recipe.