Directions
Soak the urad dal and rice seperately for 2 hrs. Strain. Grind the urad dal till soft and fluffy, sprinkling water now and then. Grind rice coarsely, with the rest of the water.
Mix together, add salt and allow frmenting for 8 hours. Mix the chopped almonds to the batter and fry spoonfuls in paniaram mould. If you don't have a paniaram mould you could drop spoonfuls of mixture in hot and fry on medium heat till golden. Keep aside.
Heat milk, bring to boil, simmer for over 10 minutes. Add sugar, almond paste and poppy seed paste. Bring to boil and simmer till it thickens. Add cardamom and mace powder. Remove from fire. Add panniarams to the payasam and serve warm.