Ada pradhaman

       Ada pradhaman is a delicious sweet dessert or traditional Kerala payasam made with coconut milk, jaggery and rice ada. It is an integral part of Onam Sadhya. Let's see how to prepare it.

Ingredients

Readymade ada            - 100 gm

Sago                              - 1/4 cup

Coconut milk                - 2 cups

Jaggery                          - 200 to 250 gm (melted)

Ghee                              -  2 tbsp

Cashew nuts                   - as required

Raisins                           - as required

Cardamom                     - 1 or 2

Water                              - as needed

Preparation

• Cook sago with 3 cups of water in a closed saucepan until they turn transparent.
• Then add ada to it and cook well. If needed add more water to it.
• When the ada is cooked well, pour melted jaggery into it. Mix gently. 
• When the ada mixture thickens, add coconut milk, cardamom and ghee to it (keep stirring).
• Cook it over medium flame until thick to the desired level with occasional stirring. 
• Heat ghee in a small pan and fry the cashew nuts and raisins. When the ada mixture has slightly thickened, add these fried cashew nuts, raisins to it. Then turn off flame.
• Transfer ada pradhaman to a serving bowl. Serve it warm or cold.

Useful tips:

• This recipe uses the readymade rice ada for quick preparation of ada pradhaman. However, you can also use homemade fresh ada to make it.
• The colour of the pradhaman may vary depending on the colour of jaggery used.
• The consistency of ada pradhaman will get thick as it cools. If it turns too thick, then add a small amount of warm milk and mix well before serving.