Ada pradhaman
Ada pradhaman, from above
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Ada pradhaman

Rice ada in jaggery and three coconut milks. The sadya's grand finale.

60 minTime
3 gProtein each
mildSpice
The Onam finale2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayAda, jaggery, three coconut milks, ghee fried bits.
The original
344kcalsame
3 gproteinsame
2 gfibresame
60minutessame

Classic ada pradhaman.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

8 servings
Rice ada1 cup
Jaggery1¼ cups, melted and strained
Thin coconut milk3 cups, second and third extract
Thick coconut milk1 cup, first extract
Ghee2 tbsp
Cashewsa handful
Raisins1 tbsp
Fresh grated coconut2 tbsp, small bits
Cardamom½ tsp
Dry ginger powder (ground ginger)a pinch

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Boil the ada in water for 15 minutes, drain and rinse in cold water.
  2. 2Cook the ada in a spoon of ghee and the jaggery syrup until thick.
  3. 3Pour in the thin coconut milk and simmer until it thickens.
  4. 4Turn heat low, add the thick coconut milk, cardamom and dry ginger. Warm through without boiling.
  5. 5Fry cashews, raisins and coconut bits in ghee and pour over.
Serve it like this

Serve in small bowls, warm or chilled as it likes best, with a few chopped nuts on top.

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What goes with Ada pradhaman: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

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A little snack Sharkara varatti50 min
To drink Kulukki sarbath5 min
To drink Sulaimani chai10 min
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