Palada Payasam or Palada Pradhaman is a popular Onam Sadhya dessert. It is an easy to make traditional dessert with just 3 ingredients. It is prepared with Rice Flakes or Ada, Milk, and Sugar.
Rice Ada is a very popular ingredient in Kerala .It is used to prepare Kheer predominantly. Especially during the Onam Sadhya Kheer Made with Ada never fails to take place in the menu. The Rice ada comes in different sizes I have used a very small variety ada if you are using the bigger one chop them and then use, otherwise it might take little more time than usual. Today I am sharing a much simpler version with Milk, It is easy and can be prepared in just. Now let’s get started!!
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Why You ll Love This Recipe
Easy to make - The recipe does not involve any complex steps. Anyone can make it, Easy and beginner-friendly. We need some patience and some time to make this goodness.
Minimal Ingredients - This traditional pink palada payasam as they call it in Kerala requires only 3 main ingredients. I am using cardamom for extra flavor and garnish with ghee. Otherwise, all it needs are Milk, Sugar, and Rice ada.
Perfect for Festivals - This is creamy, delicious, and tastes so good, Making it perfect for any festival. Onam Sadhya is incomplete without this pink payasam.
Ingredients
Milk - Use Full fat milk for a creamy kheer.
Rice Ada - Rice ada is prepared with rice flour. We can also prepare rice ada in come they follow a method of cooking a thin paste of rice flour in a banana leaf. This may be time consuming and tricky for many. Store-bought rice ada is easily accessible these days and they are also perfect to make. So choose any one as per your preference.
Sugar - We use sugar for sweetening the kheer. Also, the beautiful pink hue comes from the sugar caramel we prepared. We don't usually replace jaggery for sugar while preparing palada pradhman. In Ada Pradhman we use jaggery both are different traditional recipes.
Cardamom - I'm using it for flavor. This is optional you can skip it if you don't prefer it.
Ghee - We can roast the cashew nuts in ghee and add them to the pradhaman for added taste and flavor. This is also and optional step.
Cashew - Cashews or any other nuts are added as a garnish for the payasam.
How to make Palada Pradhaman
Prepare the Rice Flakes ( Ada )
1.Bring water to boil in a saucepan and switch off.
2. Add rice flakes to the hot boiling water.
3. Let the rice flakes rest in hot water for 5 mins.
4. Drain the ada and wash them once. This prevents the ada from further cooking
Prepare Caramel for the payasam
5. In a saucepan add sugar. Start cooking on a medium flame. Slowly the sugar starts to melt.
6. In a few minutes, the melted sugar starts to change color. The sugar turns into a brown color.
7. At this stage add 3 tbsp of water and combine everything with a whisk. Once the sugar melts completely. Switch off the flame the caramel is now ready.
Prepare Palada Pradhaman ( Rice flakes Kheer )
8. In a pan add full-fat milk and bring it to a boil. Once the milk boils simmer the flame and keep cooking the milk in a low flame. Cook until the milk is reduced to ¾ of its quantity.
9. Now add the measured sugar and mix well. Let it melt.
10. Next, add the Rice Ada and combine everything. Cook in a low flame until the ada is cooked. It takes 5-7 mins.
11. Now add the crushed cardamom or cardamom powder and give a mix.
12. Add the prepared sugar caramel and combine everything. Mix and cook for 2 minutes and switch off the stove.
13. Heat another pan with ghee and once it's hot add cashew nuts. Roast until the cashews are golden and switch off.
14. Finally, add the roasted cashew nuts along with ghee to the payasam.
Kerala Style palada payasam is ready.
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📖 Recipe
Palada Payasam | Palada Pradhaman
Standard 1 cup measures 240 ml
Ingredients
- ¼ cup Rice Ada
- ⅓ cup Sugar
- 2 cups Milk
- ¼ tsp Cardamom powder
- ½ tbsp Ghee
- 8 Cashew nuts
Instructions
Prepare the Rice Flakes ( Ada )
- Bring water to boil in a saucepan and switch off.
- Add rice flakes to the hot boiling water.
- Let the rice flakes rest in hot water for 5 mins.
- Drain the ada and wash them once. This prevents the ada from further cooking
Prepare Caramel for the payasam
- In a saucepan add sugar. Start cooking on a medium flame. Slowly the sugar starts to melt.
- In a few minutes, the melted sugar starts to change color. The sugar turns into a brown color.
- At this stage add 3 tbsp of water and combine everything with a whisk. Once the sugar melts completely. Switch off the flame the caramel is now ready.
Prepare Palada Pradhaman ( Rice flakes Kheer )
- In a pan add full-fat milk and bring it to a boil. Once the milk boils simmer the flame and keep cooking the milk in a low flame. Cook until the milk is reduced to ¾ of its quantity.
- Now add the measured sugar and mix well. Let it melt.
- Next, add the Rice Ada and combine everything. Cook in a low flame until the ada is cooked. It takes 5-7 mins.
- Now add the crushed cardamom or cardamom powder and give a mix.
- Add the prepared sugar caramel and combine everything. Mix and cook for 2 minutes and switch off the stove.
- Heat another pan with ghee and once it's hot add cashew nuts. Roast until the cashews are golden and switch off.
- Finally, add the roasted cashew nuts along with ghee to the payasam. Kerala Style palada payasam is ready.
Notes
· Add Condensed milk and skip sugar if you prefer a creamier version.
· Add in Raisins also if you prefer.
Nutrition
Disclaimer: I am not a nutritionist, the nutrition value provided here is an estimate. It will vary based on the quantity and brands of the products used.
This post is originally from 2017. It is now updated with new pictures, details, and recipe cards.
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