Tuesday, 13 September 2016

Ada Pradhaman ( Ada Payasam )

Ingredients


Ari ada  - 150 grams
Jaggery - 250 grams
Ghee - 2 tablespoons
Water - 6 cups
Cardomom  - 5
Coconut - 1 1/2
Salt  - 1/4 teaspoon
Raisins  - 25 grams
Cashew nuts  - 25 grams
Condensed milk  - 100 grams

Step 1
Coconut milk

Grind the shredded coconut for two minutes in one cup of water. Take the first coconut milk which should  be around  2 cups. Keep it aside. Again grind the remaining coconut in 3 cups of water. Take this 2nd coconut milk which is equal to 3 to 4 cups. 


Step 2

Start boiling the 2nd coconut milk in a very large pan. Once it is boiled, add ari ada, jaggery and Cardomom powder. Let it cook for 40 - 45 minutes in medium to low flame. Stir continously.  Ada is well cooked when you see the thick texture of the milk. Now slowly add two cups of first coconut milk. Once it is boiled. Switch off the flame and keep it aside. In a small pan, add ghee. Once it is hot, add raisins and cashew nuts. Saute it until it becomes golden brown colour. Add this to the ada mixture. Finally mix it with condensed milk. Yummy ada prahaman is ready. Serve it once it is cool. Have it after lunch or dinner and it goes well with kerala sadhya. It's a special sweet which you can try on special occasions. You need little bit of patience as it takes around 50 -60 minutes. Try to cook ada for 5 - 10 minutes  more if it's not cooked well. Once again wish you all a very Happy Onam 2016.