EASY PAALADA PRADHAMAN – ONASADHYA SPECIAL SWEET

Since tomorrow is the “Thiruvonam”, the day of big Onasadhya, but unfortunately there is no way to take a leave, so we decided to celebrate it a day before on today. And surely, I was not at all willing to miss the sweets part of it. So I went for the easy one, Paalada Pradhaman.

Ada Pradhaman is a traditional and inevitable sweet serve in Sadhya, especially Onasadhya, prepared out of coconut milk and jaggery. And Paalada Pradhaman is a variant of Ada Pradhaman prepared from Ari Ada, milk and sugar, which saves you from the difficulty of getting the coconut milk and all. Even though it is easy, but not missing the folly and fare of Ada. Ya, it is really Yummy Delicious. Try it and comment.

Ingredients:-

1. Ari / Rice Ada - 1 cup (can get ready-made, and I used that only)

2. Creamy Milk – 4 cups

3. Sugar – 1 cup

4. Cardamom – 3 nos.

5. Cashew nuts – 6 nos.

6. Raisins – 6 nos.

7. Ghee – 1 ½ tsp.

Method:-

1. Wash the ada thoroughly. Soak it in boiled hot water for 30 minutes and wash again for 2-3 times in cold water. (Else ada will stick each other). Drain the water completely and keep it aside.

2. Heat the Ghee in a pan and fry the cashews and raisin till becomes brown. Keep it aside.

3. Boil milk along with a cup of water. As it starts boiling, add the washed ada and cook it in low flame till ada is soft. Stir continuously. (It takes almost 30 minutes)

4. Then add sugar & cardamom and cook for another 5 minutes till the sugar dissolves completely and the colour changes to light cream. Add the ghee in which cashews and raisins are fried. Stir it and take off the flame.

5. Garnish it with the fried cashews and raisins and the Paalada Pradhaman is ready to serve hot or chilled. (I like it chilled)

Enjoy!!!