Ada  Pradhaman

The favourite dessert of the royalty and the 2nd most important Payasam. Specially dried and crushed  flat rice noodles are simmered gently with molasses, coconut milk and cardamom.

No of portions- 4

Ingredients                              

Raw Rice (to make Ada)           

Ghee (clarified butter)                

Molasses (Sharkara)                  

2nd  extract of Coconut milk      

Ist extract of Coconut milk         

Dry ginger powder                     

Cumin  powder                          

Cardamom powder                   

Cashew nuts                              

Kismiss                                     

Qty

200 gm

50   gm

300 gm

600 gm

300 gm

1     gm

2     gm

2     gm

70   gm

50   gm

Method

1.  Soak  the rice, pound and pass through a fine sieve.

2.  Add water little by little to the rice powder and mix smoothly to a fine paste. Pour ghee

     and mix  again till it  reaches pouring consistency.

3.  Cut a plantain leaf to the size of a handkerchief and wilt it over fire so that it becomes soft.

     Have several pieces like this. Pour little batter into each leaf rollup and steam in a  cooker. 

     When cooked, remove and cut in to very small pieces.

4.  Dissolve molasses in water, strain and boil till  it becomes syrup of one thread consistency.

5.  Pour the syrup into a vessel on fire and put the ada pieces in it, reduce to one third, pour

     the second extract.

6.  Add all the powders in the first milk and pour into the above mixture.Bring to boil and

     remove from fire.

7.  Add in lightly fried cashew nuts and kismiss.

8.  Could be served hot or cold.

·         Note: - Ready-made ada is available in consumer stores  this may be used instead of making ada at home.