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Ada Pradhaman | A Kerala Sadya Recipe

Published: Sep 11, 2016 · Modified: Sep 23, 2020 by Manju · This post may contain affiliate links · 2 Comments

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A rich and delicious Ada Pradhaman – Rice Pasta Pudding that is sweetened with jaggery and made fragrant with cardamom and coconut milk.

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I have written about this before – about the two camps of payasams / puddings that exist. The one with regular milk and sugar as the base and sweetening agent and the other with the coconut milk and jaggery as the base and sweetening agent. Every malayali ( a person from the Southern state of Kerala in India) has his or her preference to one of the camps. Well, dessert lovers like me find it hard to pick one or the other, but if given a hard choice of only one kind, I would pick the coconut milk and jaggery side.

There is some form of richness and depth in flavor that comes with this kind of preparation that the regular milk and sugar just cannot bring. At least in my opinion. I am sure there are a few others out there who would disagree with me.

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Here is the recipe of the same exact rice pasta that I made with milk and sugar Slow Cooker Pal Ada Pradhaman. Make both for yourself and decide for yourself which camp you belong to! Smile

Here are other Kerala Sadya recipes, in case, you came here looking for those. I have included a pretty exhaustive list from pickles and condiments to vegetable sides to curries to payasams. Hope you enjoy it!

This recipe has used ghee to fry the cashew nuts. To make it vegan friendly simply substitute ghee with coconut oil and you are all set.

Ada Pradhaman – The Recipe

Ingredients:

  • ½ cup ada / rice pasta bits
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 cup crushed jaggery
  • ¼ cup water
  • 1 can coconut milk ( in place of thin coconut milk)
  • 4 tablespoon coconut cream (in place of thick coconut milk)
  • 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
  • 3 tablespoon ghee / coconut oil
  • 2 tablespoon crushed cashew nuts
  • 1 tablespoon dried coconut slices / copra, optional

Method:

Wash the ada well and cook it in the 2 cups of water until it is a little softer than al dente. Drain, rinse to separate the ada pieces and keep aside.

Meanwhile, add the jaggery to a heavy bottomed pan and add the water to it. Melt the jaggery over medium low heat. Remember that as jaggery melts, it releases water, just like sugar. Add the drained ada pieces to this and let it cook in it. Once the mixture thickens a little, add the cardamom and mix it in.

Add the coconut milk and let it continue to cook and thicken over medium heat. Once it has come together and thickened a little, remove from heat and add the coconut cream. Wait for 2 minutes and mix it in.

In a small pan, heat the ghee / coconut oil and fry the cashew nuts and coconut slices in it. Pour it over the payasam / pudding. Serve hot or cold.

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Ada Pradhaman | A Kerala Sadya Recipe

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Cuisine: Indian - Kerala
Cook Time: 45 minutes minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 -6
Author: Manju
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Ingredients

  • ½ cup ada / rice pasta bits
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 cup crushed jaggery
  • ¼ cup water
  • 1 can coconut milk in place of thin coconut milk
  • 4 tablespoon coconut cream in place of thick coconut milk
  • 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
  • 3 tablespoon ghee / coconut oil
  • 2 tablespoon crushed cashew nuts
  • 1 tablespoon dried coconut slices / copra optional

Instructions

  • Wash the ada well and cook it in the 2 cups of water until it is a little softer than al dente. Drain, rinse to separate the ada pieces and keep aside.
  • Meanwhile, add the jaggery to a heavy bottomed pan and add the water to it. Melt the jaggery over medium low heat. Remember that as jaggery melts, it releases water, just like sugar. Add the drained ada pieces to this and let it cook in it. Once the mixture thickens a little, add the cardamom and mix it in.
  • Add the coconut milk and let it continue to cook and thicken over medium heat. Once it has come together and thickened a little, remove from heat and add the coconut cream. Wait for 2 minutes and mix it in.
  • In a small pan, heat the ghee / coconut oil and fry the cashew nuts and coconut slices in it. Pour it over the payasam / pudding. Serve hot or cold.
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  1. Nivedita says

    August 29, 2020 at 12:19 pm

    Hi
    I followed the recipe. Taste is good but the ada has become hard. Can you pls tell me why and where I went wrong ? Thanks

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    • Manju says

      September 20, 2020 at 1:54 am

      Probably the ada you used. Also, there are two different kinds of ada, one for pal ada and one for ada pradhaman. Make sure you buy the correct one. Once you cook the ada, if it looks like it is sticking, just rinse it off before you add it to the jaggery mix. Hope that works for you.

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