Ada pradhaman is a traditional payasam made for Onam using palada, jaggery, and coconut milk as the main ingredients. We generally use store-bought ada for this, but traditionally they make ada using rice flour. Very long back I made this ada pradhaman at home, as my hubby loves it very much. Some make this with jaggery and some with sugar and milk too. The one which is made with jaggery is ada pradhaman and the one with sugar and milk is Palada pradaman. Two days back when I went to the Indian store, saw this rice ada packet. This is a super hit recipe at our home and everyone loved it. Instead of rice ada, you can add cooked channa dal and make Parippu pradhaman too.Check out my Jackfruit payasam | Chakka pradhaman and Mango pasta pradhaman
In a pan add jaggery and add 2-3tblsp of water and allow this to boil. Filter the impurities and allow this to boil for 5 minutes. Add the cooked ada to this and add the thin coconut milk. Cook for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, roast the coconut and cashew nuts in ghee till golden brown. Keep this aside.
Add the thick coconut milk to this and boil for 2-3 minutes. Do not boil for too long as the coconut milk will curdle. Add the roasted cashew nuts and coconuts to this.
Ada pradhaman is ready to serve. Notes:
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