Macaroni payasam

Yankee Doodle went to town
A-riding on a pony
Stuck a feather in his hat
And called it macaroni.......
ooo akshu's favourite lines and hearing this suddenly thought its long time since i made macaroni payasam :-) i always love that and it was a hit when me n ama made it first time for my friends..now goes the recipe

Ingredients
macaroni/shell pasta -2 cups
Milk - 5 cups
Sugar - 1 1/2 cup
Custard powder - 3 tbsp
Ghee
Cashew & Raisin

Method:

• Cook the pasta as instructed in the package,usually 4-5 cups boiled water ,and add these pasta/macaroni and wait until it cooks softly ,u can add a pinch of salt and sugar to it.Drain immediately after it cooks and run through the cold water for several times to remove the starch,add a spoon of oil and gently mix n keep (to prevent sticking).

• Take milk in a heavy bottomed vessel and bring it to boil,retain few spoons of milk to make custard paste,after that jus simmer and add half the sugar n keep for 15 min ..u can noticeably see milk layering n becoming little thick .
• At this time add the pasta and remaining sugar ,keep in simmer for 20 min until the pasta slightly absorbs sugar..u can adjust the consistency by adding boiled water little
• Now make a paste of the custard powder and add lil by lil to the payasam and jus 2-3 mins you can remove from the stove.
• Jus garnish with fried cashew n raisins..

This will be good with thick consistency and may be served chilled too...would be like a sweet cheese pasta..with lovely colour of the custard...