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Ada Pradhaman

Ada Pradhaman is a Kerala style traditional payasam / kheer made by cooking rice ada with jaggery syrup, coconut milk, flavored with cardamom and garnished with nuts. Ada Pradhaman is from Kerala Cuisine made commonly as a part of Onam Sadya & special occasions. Learn to make Ada Pradhaman with step by step pictures and video.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Servings3 people
AuthorSharmilee J

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Rinse ½ cup ada in water first.
  • Boil 2 cups water. Switch off and remove from flame.
  • Add rinsed ada to it and set aside for 15 minutes.
  • Transfer to a strainer. Rinse it with water to avoid further cooking.
  • It should only be slightly soft as it will again get cooked with the jaggery syrup and coconut milk. It should not be too mushy.
  • Add 1 cup jaggery with ½ cup water and heat it up.
  • Cook until jaggery completely dissolves. Switch off.
  • Strain through a metal strainer to remove impurities if any.
  • Heat 1 tablespoon ghee add around 12 cashews fry until golden brown remove and set aside.
  • Add 2 tablespoon coconut and fry until golden brown. Remove and set aside.
  • Now add drained ada and saute for a minute.It will stick a bit so don't panic.
  • Add strained jaggery syrup.
  • Cook until the syrup is thick, it will take at least 10 minutes.
  • Now it has become thick.
  • Add 1 cup thin coconut milk.
  • Let it boil again for about 10 minutes or until thick.
  • It has become thick now.
  • Add ⅛ teaspoon dry ginger powder, ¼ teaspoon cardamom powder.
  • Add ½ cup thick coconut milk.
  • Mix it well.
  • Add fried cashews and coconut.
  • Add 1 tablespoon ghee.
  • Give a quick mix. When it starts to boil switch off. Do not boil after thick coconut milk is added.
  • It thickens after cooling down so switch off accordingly.
  • This is after cooling down see how thick it has become.

Video

Notes

  • Ada - You can use thin small rice ada or the bigger ones. Both are available in stores. Make sure to cook it correctly, do not mash it up while cooking.
  • Jaggery - The color of the pradhaman varies from light brown to dark brown depending on the jaggery variety. I used paagu vellam so got a darker shade.
  • Coconut milk - Use homemade fresh coconut milk for best flavor. You may need around 1 and ½ cups coconut to extract coconut milk. After adding thick coconut milk do not cook for a long time as there are chances for it to split.
  • Consistency - The consistency of the payasam while switching off should be s;lightly runny as it thickens after cooling down. You can add little boiled milk to make it payasam consistency while serving if you feel it thick.
  • Flavor - You can even add ¼ teaspoon roasted cumin powder along with cardamom and dry ginger powder.
  • Garnish - You can even add raisins while frying.
Nutrition Facts
Ada Pradhaman
Amount Per Serving (150 ml)
Calories 756 Calories from Fat 360
% Daily Value*
Fat 40g62%
Saturated Fat 28g175%
Trans Fat 0.1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 4g
Monounsaturated Fat 6g
Cholesterol 13mg4%
Sodium 275mg12%
Potassium 367mg10%
Carbohydrates 97g32%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 68g76%
Protein 5g10%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 75mg8%
Iron 5mg28%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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