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Palada Payasam Recipe for 1 Million Hits – Palada Pradhaman Recipe – Easy Version

Yes, you heard that right, Finally, finally…kothiyavunu.com, humble blog of mine has finally surpassed 
1 Million page views…Hoorraayy! I’m kind of a happy girl right now 🙂 

I never ever thought I’d reach these kind of milestones. One of the major part of our existence has been each and every one of your support, encouragement, suggestions and comments, without which I would not have come so far. I’m so humbled by this gesture. Big “Thank You” from the bottom of my hearts. I look forward to achieve more happy movements like this! I don’t see myself stopping anytime soon, and so shall continue to update this place consistently,many recipes on its way and many things to say. Stay tuned! 

I would like to share my happiness with you all by making 
Kerala Special – Palada Payasam,  which is my family’s favorite. My husband always been a great fan of ‘Palada’ and if you ask him to pick one dessert that is his most favorite, without even thinking. He will say “Palada” and perhaps he might answer that in his sleep as well. Quite confident on that 🙂 and I think not only my DH most of Keralites have a special bonding with this desserts/payasam.

Like the vibrant Kerala cuisine, there are several ‘Payasam’ or ‘Pradhaman’ varieties, but the royalty is the Palada Payasam. The difference between the two is that while Payasam uses milk and sugar, Pradhaman is made with coconut milk and jaggery and it  is also mostly made with lentil, ripe fruits like jackfruit and banana.What’s featured here is a ‘Palada Payasam’ that’s made of flakes of cooked rice, milk, and sugar. Traditionally the process of making the dish is certainly laborious and time-consuming all you need is patience, patience and patience. Usually whenever I make palada, I use to make it in traditional method, making ada from the scratch. Just unbelievable! but this time, I have to say, I have no patience or persistence compared to that, so opted for  the easy method using ready made ada with a secret tip 🙂 
So all palada lovers come and grab your share 🙂

Palada Pradhaman Recipe – Palada Payasam Recipe – Palada with Readymade Ada
Preparation Time : 20 minutes
Cooking Time : 30-45 minutes
Serves : 4-6

Ingredients :

Rice Ada : 1 cup /225 grams ( I used Nirapara ready-to-use ada, which is available in Kerala grocery Stores.)
Boiled Milk : 6 cups /11/2 ltrs
Sugar : 3/4 to 1 cup  / 170-225 grams or (to your taste)
Cardamom powder : 1/4 tsp
Ghee : 2 tbsp
Water : 2 cups
Optional : 
Cashewnut : 4tbsp /50 grams
Raisins : 4 tbsp /50 grams

How to make Palada Pradhaman – Palada Payasam  – Palada with Readymade Ada :

1. Boil the milk and set it aside.Wash and drain the readymade ada.
2. Boil the water in a pan till rolling boil. Switch off flame and soak the washed ada in hot water; cover and keep it aside for 20 minutes.
3. Drain the ada and rinse 2 to 3 times under cold water thoroughly to remove all the excess stickiness out of it. Set aside in water until you add it to the payasam.
4. Heat a heavy bottomed vessel or in uruli (Kerala style shallow kadai used for making payasam) in a medium low flame and pour in one tbsp of ghee. Add sugar and saute until it melts with ghee.
5. Now add ada and roast till it changes color to light golden and is well coated with sugar and ghee. (Note : We call this process as ada vilayichathu, normally ada has a tendency to stick to each other; by doing this way the ada will retain its shape and will not stick together and will taste more tastier and this is secret tip, I learned from my mom.)
6. Pour the boiled milk to ada vilayichathu (ada sugar- ghee mixture) and continue boiling until it thickens and its color changes to pale pink; stirring continiously (approximately 30-45 minutes) (Notes : The perfect consistency for the Palada Payasam will be that if you draw a line on the ladle it should not join or if drop of payasam is dropped on a surface it would stay there without running watery.)
7. Add the cardamon powder and mix well.
6. Optional – Heat the ghee in a pan and fry cashew nut and raisins. Add this to the payasam.

 How to make Palada Pradhaman Paysam in Pressure Cooker :

1. Heat the pressure cooker on medium-low flame; Pour 1 tbsp of ghee, add the sugar and allow it to melt and add the cooked ada  and mix everything well and now add the milk.
2. Increase the flame to high and cook to one whistle. Switch off stove and let the pressure settle down.
3. Open the pressure cooker and return back to stove and cook on medium heat stirring continuously until it thickens and its color changes to pale pink. (approximately 30-45 minutes).

Yummy Palada Payasam is ready.Serve hot or chilled…Enjoy!

Notes : 

  • Traditionally we don’t use cashew nuts and rasins, so i have not used in this recipe, If you prefer using you can, it will not harm the basic flavor. 
  • The perfect consistency for the Palada Payasam will be that if you draw a line on the ladle it should not join or if drop of payasam is dropped on a surface it would stay there without running watery.
  • You can use Milkmade(Condensed milk) 1 tbsp and few strands of saffron to further spice up the recipe.
  • If you feel palada is too thick when serving, you can dilute it by adding boiled milk and sugar as needed.

Try this ..
Hope you will all enjoy

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Happy Cooking !
Sangeetha

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Comments

  1. sangeetha says

    Hi Austina, I guess my reply comes a bit delayed for you, sorry 🙁 I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed these and that they turned out so well for you! Thanks for trying and sharing your feedback here. Sure I will try elaneer payasam sometime soon. Thanks!

    Cheers!
    Sangeetha

  2. sangeetha says

    You're welcome Agrajan 🙂 Thanks a bunch for trying this recipe from this humble space and for your feedback. So glad to know that it turned out well for you in first try. Please do try out other recipes and i hope you like them too.

    Cheers!
    Sangeetha

  4. austina francis says

    Hi Sangeetha,

    That was one of the easiest and yummiest one i have ever tried from your payasam recipe. I tried this for the last onam. I tried another Payasam too this time "Elaneer payasam".Which you can add to your recipe as its so easy and yummy too.

  5. sangeetha says

    Hi, Sorry for delayed reply and apologize for the confusion. I meant cooked ada. Thanks for letting me know.. I've corrected the recipe accordingly 🙂

    Thanks!
    Sangeetha

  6. sangeetha says

    Hi, You're welcome! Thanks a lot for trying and sharing your feedback here. I'm glad it tasted good and sorry to hear that ada turned mush. I guess it all depends on the ada variety which we use…can't predict perfect one, so I always cook the ada before.

    Thanks!
    Sangeetha

    Thanks

  7. sangeetha says

    Hi, You're welcome! Great to know that this recipe came out well for you. Thanks for taking time to leave a comment here.Appreciate it very much. Please try out other recipes also, hope you will like it.

    Cheers!
    Sangeetha

  8. Anonymous says

    It gets confusing in the first step of the pressure cooker method where it says 'cooked ada' and later 'washed ada'.

  9. Anonymous says

    Hi,

    I tried the pressure cooker method. However I felt the ada had turned to mush. Probably the uncooked ada had to be added rather than cooked ada. Tasted delicious though, thanks!

  11. sangeetha says

    You're most welcome Sandhya! I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed these and that they turned out so well for you first time! It's great to know that your kids liked it too.My special regards to your kids.Thank you Sandhya for trying out this recipe and also for sharing your feedback here 🙂 Hope you get try more recipes from here and like them too.

    Happy Cooking!
    Sangeetha

  12. sangeetha says

    Hi Vaisakh, Thank you so much. Nice to know that you've tried this recipe from here and liked them too. Hope you get to try more recipes from here.

    Cheers!
    Sangeetha

  13. sandhya says

    hi….

    I made this palada payasam for the very first time in my life…….it was so delicious ..just like what we get in traditional kerala style sadya…..my kids loved it…………I exactly followed ur measurements and method.Thank you so much Sangeeta

  15. sangeetha says

    You're welcome Maison! Happy to know that you liked the recipes & it all turned out well for you 🙂 Thank you so much for taking time to share your feedback here, Much appreciated! Please do keep me posted when you try the recipes.

    Cheers!
    Sangeetha

  16. maisoon says

    Thank you so much for dis blog…truly my guide in cookng…almost tried ur more than ten items like palada payadam,Kerala pepper chicken fry,koonthal roast etc…all ws superb…all d best..keep going

  17. sangeetha says

    You're welcome Deepthi! Thank you for trying it out and letting me know. So glad that that it lived up to your expectations!. Hope you get to try other recipes too and like them too.

    Cheers!
    Sangeetha

  19. sangeetha says

    You're most welcome Pushpa!I’m so happy to hear that it worked for you and your family enjoyed these.Payasam are my mom specialty 🙂 I will convey the credit to my mom 🙂 Thank you so much for trying the recipes from here & also for letting me know the results :)Hope you get to try other recipes too.

    Cheers!
    Sangeetha

  20. Pushpa says

    Hi Sangeetha,

    Just wanted to say thanks to you and to your mom for the "ada vilayichathu" technique…the little secret to the pink colour of the ada pradhaman at marriages….the pradhaman was exquisite and bang on…..everyone at home enjoyed it…thanks once again…God bless!

  24. kothiyavunu.com says

    Hello Ninsa, So good to have you here at kothiyavunu…I think 200grm pkt serve 4.Do try and let me know how it turned out..Good luck! My b'day wishes to your son 🙂

    Cheers!
    Sangeetha

  26. Ninsa Ansaf says

    Hi…the recipe luks really yummy…am going to mke it for my son's first B'day..and its my first time with payasam making…
    how much people does a 200gm pkt of ada serve???pls help…

  28. kothiyavunu.com says

    Hi Priya, It's great to have you here! not sure, i never tried pressure cook ada, so can't say about that, anyway I will try to touch base with my family in India to see if they have any suggestions for pressure cook ada. I am not 100% sure though but i can give couple of suggestions: roast the ada in ghee over low flame till it changes color to golden and ada is well coated with ghee. Switch off the flame and let it cool down a bit and then add with other ingredients and pressure cook it. By doing this way the ada will not settle in the bottom of the pan. Hope this helps! Let me know if are still stuck and we could try and find other solutions.

    Happy cooking!
    Sangeetha

  29. kothiyavunu.com says

    Hi Jeena,

    So good to have you here at kothiyavunu.I am so very glad to know you visit my blog often and have tried out the recipes. Thank you for this comment…makes it worth while to blog again 🙂 Big thanks a lot for referring this humble space to your friends…I'm honored :-)! I sincerely appreciate your valuable suggestion and taking your precious time to write to me. Sure, in future will work on adding step by step photos for difficult recipes.Wishing you a good luck on Palada Payasam and let me know the outcome 🙂 Do keep visiting n . please do try other recipes when time permits…

    Happy Cooking!
    Sangeetha

  30. kothiyavunu.com says

    Hello Anuradha, Thanks a bunch for trying this recipe from this humble space and for your lovely feedback.So glad it worked for you and it's a pleasure to know that your family enjoyed it :)sure I will convey the credit to my mom 🙂 Hope you get to try other recipes too…

    Have a great day!
    Sangeetha

  32. Priya Nair says

    hi is it better to pressure cook ada anyways? when i made it with this kind of ada it settled at the bottom of the pan. i love palada and wanna make a good payasam,, pls help me with this,,

  33. Priya Nair says

    hi is it better to pressure cook the ada anyways? when i made with this kind of readymade ada it settled in the bottom of the payasam,,and was hard to bite? its my favorite and wanna make a good one,, so do help me,,

  34. Anuradha says

    Hi Sangeetha,
    Great blog and authentic recipe collection..!and thanks for this palada recipe especially the 'ada vilayicahthu' technique…i made this for thiruonam and it was absolutely yummy..tasted great and had the perfect texture&colour..!i had tried making palada many times but was not satisfied with the results..but truly this recipe really worked and was really appreciated and liked by all in the family.thanks a ton to you and your mom..!god bless..keep posting…

  35. Jeena says

    Hi Sangeetha,

    I love ur Blog and Congrats u hav a gud reason to be happy as well cause u really deserve it..I hav cooked many of ur recipes, like the kaalushap meen curry, pineapple pullisery, chena fry and soo on and all of tat came out really well…evry one liked it….

    u hav explained and shown each and everything really well specially the preparation time, cookin time, presentation style etc and so its very easy for beginners hav suggested to a lot of my frends as well…i wud like to make one suggestion this thought came into my mind, wen the other day i went to my frends place she was chkin out tis blog…Its like wen it comes to some difficult recipes u cud post some photos of each step of the recipe(like how the food will look at tat point of time) so we can be sure we r followin each step correctly accorinding to photo…it is not necessary as such since u hav explained in detail, but it would be a bit more easier…

    And u knw Sangeetha I never liked cookin tat much but tanks to ur blog i am startin to enjoy it…wen i am in a mood for experimenting in the kitchen the first thought tat comes into my mind is to chek ur blog for some interestin recipes…today goin to make tis palada payasam…and by the looks of this recipe am sure it will be great hit wit evryone…:)Do post more recipes…Keep up the good work and tanks for sharin such amazin recipes & secret tips…take care…:D Jeena

  38. kothiyavunu.com says

    Thank everyone for your kinds words & wishes…much appreciated!

    @ Shweta, Welcome to kothiyavunu.com,hope you will enjoy…thanks for your kind words 🙂

    @ Rafeeda, Welcome to kothiyavunu.com.Thanks for your lovely words, Cooking Kerala payasam is really easy, all you need is patience.Do try and let me the outcome…Hope you will like it 🙂

  39. Rafeeda says

    i love ur page, and have saved a few recipes for trial.. will let u know when i get a chance to do so… congrats on the million hits, n this palada payasam is also for trial… i'm literally scared to make kerala payasams, maybe this can be my first attempt… 🙂

  40. Dolly Sharma says

    Congratulations Sangeetha !!! Its a great achievement. You have every reason to be happy. A great way to celebrate with this yummy and irresistible Payasam…

  57. PrathibhaSreejith says

    Congrats dear, Best Wishes to hit another million soon 🙂
    Palada Pradaman looks just awesome, delicious and so well presented.Yum yum, can feel the taste…

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