Ada Pradhaman
A festive payasam of thin rice-flour ada flakes simmered slowly in jaggery syrup and three grades of coconut milk, crowned with ghee-fried coconut chips and cashews.
- Prep
- 30 min
- Cook
- 60 min
- Total
- 90 min
- Servings
- 6
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Calories
- 320 kcal
Equipment
- •Heavy-bottomed pot
- •Uruli (traditional bronze vessel) if available
Nutrition
Per serving, approximate
- Calories
- 320 kcal
- fat
- 14 g
- carbs
- 45 g
- fibre
- 2 g
- protein
- 4 g
- calories
- 320 kcal
Instructions
- 1
Soak the ada (rice pasta ribbons) in warm water for 20 minutes. Drain the water completely.
- 2
Cook the ada in the thin coconut milk over low heat until soft. Stir every now and then.
- 3
Melt the jaggery in a little water and strain it. Simmer until the syrup is slightly thick.
- 4
Add the cooked ada and thin coconut milk to the jaggery syrup. Simmer for 10 minutes.
- 5
Pour in the medium coconut milk. Keep simmering on low heat, stirring often.
- 6
Stir in the dry ginger powder and cardamom powder.
- 7
Fry the coconut pieces and cashews in ghee (clarified butter) until golden.
- 8
Take the pan off the heat. Stir in the thick coconut milk last and mix well.
- 9
Top with the fried coconut chips and cashews. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Chef's tips
Always add the thick coconut milk off the heat so it does not split. Keep stirring once you mix the ada and jaggery so it does not stick.
Ingredient substitutions
- rice ada → store-bought instant ada
Storage
Refrigerate for up to 2 days in an airtight container.
Reheating
Warm gently on low flame, adding a splash of coconut milk to loosen it.
Common mistakes to avoid
- •Boiling the thick coconut milk, which makes the payasam (sweet pudding) split.
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