Onam Sadhya Ada Pradhaman Recipe Video
Ingredients
For the Ada:
Rice-1/2 cup
Banana leafs - cut into small portions
Water
For pradhaman :
(makes 2 medium servings)
Ada - 1 cup
Jaggery - 1/2 cup, crushed (or adjust to your taste)
Thick coconut milk - 1 cup
Cardamom - 3 pods, seeds crushed into a powder
Nuts and dry fruits of your choice - 1/2 cup, toasted in oil or ghee
Directions
GETTING READY
To prepare the Ada:
1. Soak rice for about 4 hrs or overnight.
2. Blend in a grinder, and make into a thick paste using very little water.
MAKING
3. To make the ada,
4. Clean and pat dry the banana leaves and spread the batter on top like a dosa, leaving enough space on the corners
5. Roll up carefully and tie with a string
6. Steam for about 10-15 minutes
7. Remove from the streamer using tongs and let cool
8. Once cool, carefully unwrap the leaves and sprinkle with a little water to arrest cooking and prevent the ada from sticking
9. Using a sharp knife start making horizontal and vertical lines on the sheet and remove the little squares carefully. This is our base for the pradhaman.
To make the Pradhaman
10. In a medium size saucepan, bring the jaggery to a boil along with 1/4 cup of water.
11. Filter if you feel there are impurities.
12. Add 1 cup ada and boil for 5 minutes
13. Stir in the coconut milk and let simmer for 5 minutes.
14. Finally add the crushed cardamom and turn of the heat
SERVING
15. Ladle into small dessert bowls.
16. Serve warm topped with nuts and dry fruits toasted in ghee.
To prepare the Ada:
1. Soak rice for about 4 hrs or overnight.
2. Blend in a grinder, and make into a thick paste using very little water.
MAKING
3. To make the ada,
4. Clean and pat dry the banana leaves and spread the batter on top like a dosa, leaving enough space on the corners
5. Roll up carefully and tie with a string
6. Steam for about 10-15 minutes
7. Remove from the streamer using tongs and let cool
8. Once cool, carefully unwrap the leaves and sprinkle with a little water to arrest cooking and prevent the ada from sticking
9. Using a sharp knife start making horizontal and vertical lines on the sheet and remove the little squares carefully. This is our base for the pradhaman.
To make the Pradhaman
10. In a medium size saucepan, bring the jaggery to a boil along with 1/4 cup of water.
11. Filter if you feel there are impurities.
12. Add 1 cup ada and boil for 5 minutes
13. Stir in the coconut milk and let simmer for 5 minutes.
14. Finally add the crushed cardamom and turn of the heat
SERVING
15. Ladle into small dessert bowls.
16. Serve warm topped with nuts and dry fruits toasted in ghee.
Editors Review
"Pradhaman" in Malayalam means number one, and it is so for a good reason ! Unlike its counterparts 'payasm' or 'kheer', ada pradhaman is made elaborately using a variety of ingredients on the occasion of Onam Sadhya , a banquet arranged for the celebration of the Onam festival in Kerala. The recipe shows you how to prepare of Ada from scratch and then the preparation of the pradhaman. There are ready-made ada available in the market but you can sure tell the difference when its homemade.Chef
