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Palada Payasam Recipe

Palada Payasam is a Kerala style Onam Sadya special payasam. Palada Payasam is a creamy decadent payasam made using ada(rice flakes), milk and sugar as main ingredients. Learn to make perfect Palada Payasam with step by step pictures and video.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 5 minutes
Servings5
AuthorSharmilee J

Ingredients

With caramel

  • 1 litre milk
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ cup ada
  • For making caramel
  • 2 tablespoon sugar
  • ¼ cup water

Without caramel

  • ½ liter milk
  • ¼ cup ada
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon ghee
  • 1 tablespoon broken cashews

Instructions

With caramel

  • 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.
  • To a pot add 1 liter full cream milk.
  • Let it come to a boil. Mix well and let it simmer for 5 minutes.
  • Add ½ cup sugar.
  • Mix it well.
  • Let it boil in low medium flame.
  • Let it reduce to almost half. It will take at least 45 minutes.
  • Now add ada.
  • Mix it well.
  • Simmer until thick and creamy. It may take around 20 minutes.
  • Now the consistency is creamy. It may thicken after cooling down also so switch off when it is slightly creamy itself.
  • To a sauce pan add 2 tablespoon sugar. Let it start to melt.
  • It starts to melt.
  • Start mixing once it starts to melt. Keep stirring until it turns to golden in color.
  • Add ¼ cup water.
  • It will solidify here and there. Keep stirring it will dissolve. Switch off. Caramel syrup is ready!
  • Add this caramel syrup to the boiling payasam.
  • Mix it well, simmer for 2 minutes and switch off.
  • Perfect palada payasam is ready!

Without Caramel

  • Boil ½ liter milk and simmer for few minutes.
  • Meanwhile rinse ada well and soak it in hot water for minimum 30 minutes.
  • Drain water and set aside.
  • Now add ¼ cup sugar to boiling milk. Simmer for 15 minutes.
  • Now add ada.
  • Cook until thick and creamy. It will take around 15 minutes.
  • Switch off in semi runny consistency as it thickens after it cools.
  • Add ⅛ teaspoon cardamom powder.
  • Heat 1 tablespoon ghee - add 1 tablespoon broken cashews and fry until golden brown. Switch off and remove.
  • Add fried cashews to the payasam. Mix it well.
  • Palada payasam is ready!

Video

Notes

Make sure to use full fat cream milk
Do not keep flame in high always cook in low or low medium.
Take care not to burn at the bottom so stir often.
Use thick bottomed vessel to make this payasam as it simmers for a long time.
This payasam tends to thicken with time, add milk at the time of serving.
You can serve it warm or cold - I love it cold.
Nutrition Facts
Palada Payasam Recipe
Amount Per Serving (100 ml)
Calories 502 Calories from Fat 162
% Daily Value*
Fat 18g28%
Saturated Fat 7g44%
Trans Fat 0.1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 4g
Monounsaturated Fat 5g
Cholesterol 25mg8%
Sodium 390mg17%
Potassium 422mg12%
Carbohydrates 80g27%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 50g56%
Protein 10g20%
Vitamin A 334IU7%
Calcium 290mg29%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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