Paal Ada Pradhaman Recipe

Palada Pradhaman is a native Kerala dessert. The traditional dish is made specially during Kerala festival of Onam. Ada is an ingredient made of rice which gives the dessert its unqiue flavor.
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Summary

Preparation Time10 MinCooking Time10 Min
Ready In20 MinDifficulty LevelEasy
Health IndexHealthyServings2
CuisineCourse
TasteMethod
DishVegetarian
Interest Group

Recipe Story

I love almost all type of Payasam but Pal ada Pradhaman, rules my taste buds. The richness it gets from the ghee and the dry fruits makes if different. I had first eaten it when I had visited a friend's place for the Onam. Now, every year I make it a point to visit my friends house for the awesome dessert.

Ingredients

 Rice flour250 Gram
 Milk2 Liter
 Water2 Cup (16 tbs)
 Sugar2 1/2 Cup (16 tbs)
 1 1/2 dsp butter
 1/2 tsp cardamon powder
 1/4 cup cashewnuts, fried in ghee / butter
 1/4 cup raisins, fried in ghee / butter

Directions

1. Add the rice flour to 2 cups milk and mix well to make a soft batter.
2. Pour spoonfuls of the batter on to 6" square banana leaves and swirl to spread evenly.
3. Roll up the leaves and drop them into boiling water.
4. Cook for 10 minutes and remove from the water.
5. Cool and unroll the leaves. Drop the 'ada' (steamed pancakes) into a large vessel.
6. Chop the ada into small pieces.
7. Heat butter in a large heavy-bottomed vessel and lightly saute the ada in it.
8. Mix the milk, water and sugar together. Add gradually to the sauted ada and cook well, stirring all the time till it thickens.
9. Add the powdered cardamom, cashewnuts and raisins. Stir well.

Comments

Anonymous

Anonymous says :

Payasams i think are the best part about most festivals :)
Posted on: 9 September 2011 - 10:06am
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umaima says :

My sweet buds have already started to tickle..........
Posted on: 8 September 2011 - 12:24pm
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chockyfoodie says :

This is a very royal treat.
Posted on: 7 September 2011 - 2:49pm
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emilyvyomahallaway says :

Had never heard of this dessert..Quite informative
Posted on: 7 September 2011 - 2:14pm
Anonymous

Anonymous says :

what is the consistency supposed to be like? Like halwa?
Posted on: 7 September 2011 - 8:43am
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The Hungry Soul says :

Can I make this with jaggary?
Posted on: 7 September 2011 - 8:42am
Anonymous

Anonymous says :

How much saffron should one add to payasam in order to get a pale yellow color?
Posted on: 7 September 2011 - 5:14am
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