Ada Pradhaman (with Home made Ada) | Rice flakes Kheer & Happy Onam to all Keralites :-)

Hi friends,
                         "Wishing all Keralites  A Very Happy Onam"

Hope u all are fine and enthusiastic in your spaces.Am very sorry about my sudden absence from the blogosphere. Actually,I was quite busy in the last couple of days with the school re-opening,my laptop was down with some issues and so couldn't update any posts neither could I visit your spaces or leave comments then it was our wedding anniversary celebrations and followed by Onam.Thanx to all my close friends in blogging who dropped me a line through mail and messages,checked if everything was fine at my side.Love you all dearies for the sweet thought.A big bunch of thanx to everyone who visited my space during my absence and cheered me up to join blogging soon.And so friends am back with all zeal and enthusiasm.Will try & get back to your spaces soon,do drop by my space too as always !!

Today is Onam ,a festival celebrated by all people in Kerala.The festival commemorates the Vamana avatar of Vishnu and the subsequent home coming of Emperor Mahabali.The festival is marked by various festivities,including intricate flower carpets(athappoo),elaborate banquet lunches,pulikali,snake boat races etc.Not going much to the details of Onam,we just had a wonderful lunch with all dishes,kids really enjoyed it.Ada pradhaman is one of the important kheer/payasam served in the banquet lunch.So,sharing the recipe with you all with the home made ada.Stay tuned for the homemade ada recipe,Coming next !!

Ingredients
ada /rice flakes/homemade ada 1 cup
jaggery 3/4 th -1cup
coconut milk thick 1/2 cup
coconut milk thin 1 cup
cardamom powder 3/4 tsp
dry ginger powder 1/2 tsp
cashew nuts 2tbsp
raisins 2 tbsp
ghee 2 tbsp

Method

-Wash the ada and keep aside.Bring water to boil in a pan and add ada.Cook till it is done.Drain under cold water till its no more sticky and keep aside.(If you're using the homemade ada,you can skip the cooking of ada)

-Heat the ghee in a pan and fry the cashews slightly brown ,then remove in a plate.

-Add the raisins and fry it.Then,remove on a plate.Add the ada and saute till slightly done.

-In the mean time,heat jaggery in 1 cup water and melt it.Starin and remove impurities.

-Add the strained jaggery to the ada and thin coconut milk.Let it cook on medium flame upto 20 minutes stirring frequently until it thickens slightly.

-Add the fried cashews,raisins,dry ginger powder,cardamom powder.

-Lower the flame and add thick coconut milk.Wait till one or two bubbles appear at the surface.

-Put off flame and serve warm !!

Servings ~ 3 adults

NOTES

* You can use store brought ada or the home made ones.Home made ada yields more softer ada.

* Use the dark colored jaggery for a nice color.

* I have used the canned coconut milk.To make thin coconut milk ,dilute with water,use 1:1 or 1:2 ratio depending on the thickness.You can also use maggi coconut milk powder or squeeze milk from shredded coconut.

* Ada pradhaman tends to thicken on cooling,so put off flame when slightly watery.

Just a glimpse of  our Onam spread lunch :-)

(From left to right in bowls-rasam,parippu curry,sambharam,sambhar,ghee & pradhaman; also in the leaf left to right:banana,pappadam,chips,sharkara varatti,inji curry,aviyal,beetroot khichdi,, cabbage thoran,lemon pickle,sambhar & rice)

Enjoy !!!

Sending this to Sharan's Onam Grand Feast event