Pazham Pradhaman Recipe | Nenthra Pazham Pradhaman | Banana Payasam Recipe | Kerala Banana Pudding
Preparation Time : 20 minutes
Cooking time : 30 minutes
Serves : 4-6
Ingredients :
Ripe Banana /Nenthrapazham : 2 (big)
Jagerry/Sharkkara : 1/2 cup (crushed)
Semi Medium Thick Coconut milk – 2nd extract /Randaampal : 1 cup or if you using store bought can : 1/2 can diluted with 2 cups of water. (see the method given below if you are using fresh coconut milk)
Thick Coconut milk – 1st extract /Onnampaal : 1/2 cup
Cashews nut : 2 tsp
Raisins : 2 tsp
Coconut pieces/Thengakothu : 1 tbsp
Ghee : 4 tbsp
Cardamom powder : 1/2 tsp
How to make Coconut Milk :
Take a 1 1/2 fresh coconut, grate it finely. In a blender or food processor, add the grated coconut with1 cup of hot water and process for a minute, then squeeze it for milk. This gives you 1cup thick milk.
Return coconut to processor and add 2 cup hot water and process for couple of minutes and squeeze it for milk in separate bowl. This gives you 1cup thin milk.
OR
Buy 1 (400ml) can of thick coconut milk, shake well and pour 1/2 contents in a bowl and mix with 1 cup er (i.e. same quantity of water). Remaining milk in can is thick milk.
OR
Mix 25 g instant coconut milk powder with 200 ml water for thin coconut milk.
Mix 25 g instant coconut milk powder with 100 ml water for thick coconut milk.
How to make Pazham Pradhaman |Nenthra Pazham Pradhaman :
1. Cut plantains into 3-4 pieces and place them in a steamer and steam till banana is well cooked or pressure cook the bananas until soft or you can microwave the banana, in microwave safe plate and cook until it is soft.
2. Remove the outer skin and de-seed, remove the black layer inside and mash the bananas to a paste using hand so that there aren’t any lumps.
3. Heat ghee in a thick bottomed vessel and fry the mashed banana paste for 5 mintues.
4. Add the crushed jaggery and cook in medium heat until the mixture thickens.
5.Pour the thin diluted coconut milk and allow it to boil.
6.When it thickens; reduce the flame and add thick coconut milk and cardamom powder, cook it for couple of minutes and remove from fire.
7.Heat ghee in a small pan fry cashews,raisins and thengakothu/coconut pieces and add this to the pradhaman.
8.Yummy Pazha Pradhaman is ready,Serve hot or chilled & enjoy!
Related Posts :
Parippu Pradhaman
Palada Pradhaman – Easy Version
Palada Payasam – Traditional Way – Version 1
Chakka Pradhaman /Jackfruit with Coconut Milk & Jagerry
Ada Pradhaman /Cooked Rice Flakes with Coconut Milk & Jagerry
Nenthra Pazham Pradhaman /Banana Payasam
Semiya Payasam /Vermicelli Dessert
Aval Payasam /Poha /Beaten Rice Flakes with Milk
Pal Payasam /Rice Kheer
Happy Cooking!
Sangeetha
You're welcome Ampily! Glad you liked the recipe. Oh yeah I have tried adding that too. It taste yum either way.Hope to see you around more!
Cheers!
Sangeetha
If u add dried ginger and jeera powder insted of cardamom tastes more yummy… still good. thanks for the recipe…
Hi Duggu, Sorry for delayed reply.Hope last anonymous comment was yours and hope I have answered your query.
Sangeetha
Hello, Thank you for trying it out, and thank you for letting me know…Sorry that that it didn't lived up to your expectations! It is very hard to pinpoint what could be the problem for not getting the sweetness. Actually this pazha pradhaman has combined sweet & sour taste.The first suggestion for next time would be to stick a good quality of ripe pazham/banana. Ripeness of banana matter most…Always hard to pinpoint without seeing the payasam of course.Where do you live? wondering why i'm asking this question? coz most of place in US we get unripe banana/nenthrapazham, which is not so good as one we get in Kerala, India.The only suggestion I can give is to give it another go (with fresh ripe banana) and check the result.
Good luck with it,
Sangeetha
Hii y r u nt rplying to my query??
Hi i tried this but….it was nt so.sweet dont knw y.. 🙁 rather it had a sour taste tried adding jaggery still no go
Hi Divya, I'm happy to hear that they turned out so well for you! Thanks a lot for trying them and also for the comment 🙂 Please do try other recipes when time permits!
Cheers!
Sangeetha
I tried it..it came yummy yummy!!
You're welcome Jobiechan! Thanks for trying and sharing your feedback here.Hope you get to try more recipes from here.
Cheers!
Sangeetha
thanks for the recipe ……. I tried it… 🙂
Hi Achu, Do mean unniappam? I haven't tried with over ripe bananas, so am not very sure about it..sorry can't be of much help here. However I’ve seen some recipes on internet where they have not used over ripe,so it should be ok, anyway it won't harm the recipes…so go ahead and try! good luck and let me know the outcome!
Cheers!
Sangeetha
Hi sangeetha
I want to make sweet appam by using over ripen bananas..outside black skin and inside over rip is it good to make sweet appam..Awaiting to hear from u.
Hi sangeetha
One doubt That over ripb bana na can be used for sweet appam??? Plz reply soon..as I want ot make it today.
Thank u guys for stoping by and taking time to drop lovely comments:)…Pls try it, Im sure u will love it.
That looks so yummm…great recipe. I love the banana as it is and we just don;t get good ones here, I'm so craving for one now.
Delicious one,i love this Pradhaman
That looks and sounds yummy! Banana and coconut milk are such a great combination for me, love it!
Looks Awesome :)…thanks for sharing 🙂
I love nendram sangeetha,but could n't find it here.May be i will try to get it sometime n try your recipe for sure,lipsmacking.
Cool click n tempting 🙂
that looks great..i tried the milk way so it becomes more healthy with less fat to it…abraham from http://www.chackoskitchen.blogspot.com
Wow.Pazha pradhaman super aayittundhallo.
Dear Sangeetha
Hey thats great, I love normal payas, banana and coconut individually…but togehter ..never heard of it..I must make it ..Thanks for this recipe..
Ushnish
Payasam looks yummy! Never tried with banana.A new comer here.Do visit my blog.
nice blog..yummy recipes collection….lovely recipe
want to grab that bowl.looking so selicious
This is an interesting recipe. Some of the ingredients are new to me but with the coconut milk added, it's definitely yummy dish.
new to me dear,
Yummy looking payasam.First time heard of banana payasam.
Sangee, you still lingering in festive mood I guess!! Delicious pradhaman.. Must taste heavenly!! Pass me a bowl, will you dear? 🙂
Wow lovely pazha pradhaman … I tried it for the first time this Onam … it was a great hit with us 🙂
Ayyoooo enikku vayya….kothiyavunu.
We dont get nenthra pazham here,so I really miss it.
Absolutely delicious…Looks yummy!
Very yummy and colorful pradhaman….
Nice recipe…
Amazing pradhaman!The best!
Ente Sanghee eghane kothipikathe…njan evide veshannirikkuva..appozha ethu kanunne.ee payasam okke aara kudichu theerkune;)Enthayalum thakarpan aayittundu kettoo..sherikkum kothipichu..
so yummy,never used banana to do payasam,nice idea sangeetha,surely looks delicious…
This is something that intrests me… pasasam and pradhaman are my all time favorite… engane vidan pattum
I hope my mother did not try this… I plan to prepare it when I am home…
aah… veetil ninnu vanathinu sesham onnum nalathu karichatilla…
Now only one sentence is left for me… "Kothiyavunu"
🙁
great pradaman. Tasted this very long back in a kerala wedding.Nice click.
Delicious pradhaman and its very famous here b'coz cbe is near kerala
Never tried this before..Dear payasama assalayitundu nd nice click too.
I have never tried it before – Will try making it for sure .Easy to get ingredients and not a long process .I love recipes like this:)
Wow..very interesting.. Want to try right now..
yummy yum………payasam dear.
Love the color of the payasam! Very tempting and Yummy payasam!
Looks very healthy….yummy
I love meals that can be served hot or cold – good all year round!
Rich and yum! I love bananas.
Looks very healthy….yummy.Save a cup for me…
pazham pradhaman assalayittundu Sangee 🙂
Oh my goodness, this sounds heavenly! I love the photos of the cashews floating in the gorgeous creamy coconut milk and plantains! Such a great texture combination!
Banana and coconut together sure makes a yummy dessert.Good one
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