Palada Pradhaman – Onam Special

  Happy onam to all the readers and followers ,

  I thought of posting onam recipe on this auspicious day. So , I choose to post a sweet dish. 

    Everyone know that onam sadhya consists of many varities of pradhaman / payasam.  Of all the pradhamans -  paladapradaman is  unique and a common dish in sadhya.

   I made this paladapradhaman with homemade ada. I  followed the recipe which I saw in a Malayalam channel long before I started blogging.

    I had never tasted it before , but was eager to make this pradhaman. It is not possible till yesterday, yesterday , I made fresh ada and made this paladapradhaman.

   I will share the preparation of ada soon , though there are many recipes to prepare ada in the blogosphere , I want to post my preparation of ada as it will be in my memory……..

   The pradhaman was so delicious and flavorful. Little angel  Akshara liked it  too…….

Requirements :

Homemade Ada - ½ cup

Full fat milk - 2 cups

Water - 1¼ cup

Condensed milk - ½ tin / 200 gms / 4 tbs

Sugar - 2 tbsp optional

Cashew -  5 -6 nos

Crushed cardamom - 1

Ghee - ½ tbsp.

Method :

  In a pressure cooker , add together milk , water and    condensed milk , mix well.

  To this add the homemade ada and mix well.

  When the contents boil , close the lid and cook for two whistles .  Take  off from flame and let the pressure drops.

Check whether ada is cooked , add the sugar if needs extra sweetness.

Heat ghee in a pan and fry the  split cashews till golden brown, add this to the payasam along with crushed cardamom.

Serve hot, warm or chilled.

Chef’s suggestion :

If you want to substitute condensed milk with sugar, add ¾ cup of sugar. Sugar must be added after the ada are cooked well.

It can be stored in the fridge for 3 days. We finished off on the same day.