Javvarasi Payasam

Birthdays are always fun..No matter how old you grow somewhere at the corner of your heart you still expect something special from your loved ones on this special day.With every passing year we run out of ideas to make this day even more special than the previous years.Books,gizmos,t-shirts,surprise party, etc etc were done in my list and this year I chose to please hubby dear's taste buds with his most favourite Javvarasi Payasam.Since his birthday was on weekday I decided to make it the previous night so that I could surprise him at 12.00am.Little did I know that Sanjeev's curiosity for my presence  in the kitchen for longer hours especially after a tiring day would be an easy guess to know what I was upto.As expected he landed up in the kitchen while I was trying hard to put my son to sleep and had his grub even before it was 12.00am.He loved it so much that he was all the more ready to have it again at midnight.While my son wondered what and why we ate at this odd hour he just hoped we dint feed him and he pretended to appear sleepy but never slept until we fell asleep..
Thanks to Navira for suggesting me to add Saffron and rose water to get that rich taste and wonderful smell..

Ingredients
1.Javvarasi - 1 cup
2.Milk - 1 litre
3.Sugar - 1/2 cup
4.Saffron - 3-4 strands
5.Rose Water - 2 Tbsp

Procedure
1.Wash the Javvarasi under running water and strain out the excess water.(Make sure that the Javvarasi is washed properly as my earlier attempts at this dish curdled the milk).
2.Soak the Saffron strands in rose water.
3.In a heavy bottom vessel boil milk and let it condense as you stir constantly till the quantity is reduced to 3/4.
4.Add the Javvarasi and stir it constantly till the milk reduces to 1/2 of its quantity.
5.Add sugar and continue to stir till sugar dissolves.
6.Let it cook for a while till the javvarasi is completely translucent.
7.Remove from Stove and add in the Rose water along with the saffron strands.
8.Stir it well and serve once it is cooled.