Ingredients -1/3 cup Palada (rice
ada), 2 cups Milk,1/4 cup Sugar, 2 teaspoons Ghee,
1/4 teaspoon Cardamom Powder, tablespoon chopped Cashew
Nuts, 1 tablespoon Raisins
Method
–Soak readymade rice ada in 2cups warm water for 10 minutes. Drain water and
rinse in cold water. Heat ghee in a pan and roast cashew nuts and raisins separately
and transfer them into a plate for garnishing. In a nonstick or in heavy
bottomed pan ,add milk, sugar ,cardamom powder
and soaked rice ada and cook on medium
heat until mixture starts boiling. Now on low heat cook mixture ,
stirring constantly until it turns thick and palada is soft. Check for sugar,
if required, add more. Transfer the palada payasum to serving dish. Garnish
with roasted cashew nuts and raisins. It can be served at room temperature or
chilled.
Suggestion
–for
more creamy texture, add condensed milk.
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ReplyDeleteOnam Festival is celebrated in the beginning of the first month of Malayalam Calendar (Kolla Varsham) called Chingam. This month corresponds to August-September in Gregorian Calendar and Bhadrapada or Bhadon in Indian (Hindu) Calendar. In 2015, Thiru Onam is on August 28. Onam is a Hindu festival celebrated by the people of Kerala. The festival commemorates the appearance of Vamana avatar of Vishnu and the subsequent home coming of the legendary Emperor Mahabali. Festivities actually commence around 10 days before this day (on Atham), with the preparation of floral arrangements (pookalam) on the ground in front of homes. Paal ada payasam is a popular Kerala dessert dish served after meals/feast during festivals & weddings
Payasam prepared with palada (rice ada) is common sweet delicacy prepared in almost all Kerala households during festival of Onam and many other occasions. There are many variations of it, however, this easy south Indian Kerala food recipe uses only basic ingredients like rice ada, milk, sugar and ghee to make best palada payasam. A very simple milk dessert.-Here is recipe - palada Payasam