Traditional Ada Pradhaman

Cuisine Style: Kerala | Cooking Time: 25 minutes | To Serve: 2 | Take with: Pappadam | Type: Special

Ingredients

• Ada* - 1/2 cup
• Cardamoms - 4
• Kismis - 10
• Coconut milk - 1 cup
• Nutmeg (Optional) - a small flake (Optional, Nutmeg brings sleep. So minimize the usage or on’t use)
• Cashew nuts - 10
• Ghee - 1/4 cup
• Jaggery - 100gms

* Readymade ada is available in all grocery stores. But here we make ada in a traditional way.

• Mix one cup of raw rice (Pacharisi) in water (should be thick fluid).
• Spread it in a banana leaf (Vazhai Ilai) and roll it up gently.
• Put slowly in boiling water.
• Take it out after two minutes.
• Run cold water over it.
• Unroll the leaf.
• Now the rice batter turns to spring roll structure.
• Slice it and keep aside.
  (This is called ada. In case of readymade ada, boil it in hot water and drain the excess water)
  

Preparation

• With 1 table spoon ghee fry cashew nuts(till turns to light brown) and kismis separately and keep aside.
• Fine grind cardamom and Nutmeg flake and keep aside.
• Crush jaggery keep and aside.
• With 1 table spoon ghee fry the ada and keep aside.
• Heat the coconut milk and add ada.
• Put jaggery, cashew nuts after 5 minutes.
• Take out Ada pradhaman from fire.
• Sprinkle cardamom and nutmeg powder.
• Serve at medium hot.

Note

• Instead of coconut milk ordinary milk can be used.
  

Tip

• Add saffron for better taste.

How this Traditional Ada Pradhaman recipe is Unique?

• Adding of Nutmeg brings good flavor.