1. Rinse the rice thoroughly till the water runs without starch. Boil the rice in a pressure cooker for 15 minutes.
2. In a deep pan pour the milk and add sugar to it. Let the milk gets boil once and simmer it for another 5 minutes. In between stir the milk while it’s boiling to avoid spilling.
3. Once the milk is boiling for 5 minutes or so, add cocoa powder and Chocolate sauce and stir well.
4. Add the boiled basmati rice and dates(seedless) in the boiling milk and let it simmer for 15 minutes.
5. The tasty dates & chocolate payasam is ready to serve. Pour it in serving bowls/glasses and garnish it with some chocolate chips and serve it hot, warm or chilled.