Ada pradhaman

Ingredients needed

Rice ada -1/2 cup
Jaggery - 1 1/4 cup
Thin coconut milk - 1 1/4 cup (Refer how to extract thin and thick coconut milk)
Thick coconut milk - 1/2 cup
Coconut bits or thin small pieces - 2 tbsp
Cashew nuts -2 tbsp or 5-6
Raisins -2-3 tbsp
Sesame seeds - 1tbsp
Cardamom powder -1/4 tsp
Ghee - 1-2 tbsp +2 tsp

Preparation

Bring water to rolling boil, switch off and add the ada. Let it soak for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, drain the water completely and rinse the ada 2-3 times in cold water. This is done to prevent the ada from sticking to each other. Drain the water completely. Keep it aside for some time.

Dissolve jaggery in half cup of water and strain it to remove impurities if any.

Heat 2 tsp of ghee and fry the cashew nuts, raisins, sesame seeds and coconut pieces separately. Remove from pan.

Method

In the same pan, heat more ghee and fry the ada in medium or low flame for 4-5 minutes.

frying rice ada

Now add jaggery water to the ada and cook in medium flame until it thickens.

cooking jaggery and ada

Once it thickens, add the thin coconut milk (1 1/4 cup). Cook on medium flame until it thickens again.

adding coconut milk to ada pradhaman

Once it thickens, add the thick coconut milk, fried cashew nuts, raisins, sesame seeds cardamom powder and coconut bits. Mix well and switch off the flame. Do not cook after adding the thick coconut milk.

how to make ada pradhaman

Delicious Ada Pradhaman is ready. Serve hot or chilled.