Sadya is a big feast associated with special occasions like festivals wedding, birthday or childbirth. Sadya is traditionally a vegetarian meal served on a banana leaf. The traditional dessert called Payasam is served at the end of the meal, is of many kinds and usually three or more are served.
Palada Payasam plays a pivotal role in Kerala life. No.1 among sweet delicacies and most favorite of my family. Traditionally the ada is made from the scratch, grounded rice paste was spread in plantain leaves rolled and submerged into boiling water to make the rice flakes, but now day’s ready-to-use ada are available at Indian grocery stores in dehydrated form and it is pretty easy to make this recipe, but the taste of the palada pradhaman depends upon the way the ada is made and boiling of milk in slow flame.
So today I am sharing old day method of preparing ada traditionally, which requires lots of patience and it is time consuming to make, but its worth all the effort. If you like me, love to make ada from the scratch then here u go…
Smooth creamy milk tenderly cooked, with rice flakes (adas). makes a beautiful dessert to serve, and it’s truly delicious to eat! Do try this and let me know how you like it 🙂 Enjoy!
Palada Payasam Recipe -Traditional Method-Version 1 | Cooked Rice Flake with Milk and Sugar
Ingredients:
For Ada:
Rice flour :1cup
Water :1/4cup (may be less or more depending on the rice flour)
Salt : a pinch
Coconut Oil : 2 tbsp
Banana leaves : Fresh or frozen for spreading the dough
For Payasam:
Whole Milk/Thick Milk : 4 cups
Sugar : 2 cups or adjust according to taste
How to make Palada Payasam Recipe – Traditional Method :
1. In a bowl,add the rice flour using water and coconut oil make a soft dough and cover it.
2. Clean and wipe the plantain leaf pieces and spread the oil on the back side of the leaves.
3. Make small balls out of the rice flour dough and spread it as thin as possible.
4. Then start drawing cris cross lines with help of toothpick like grill marks,only smaller cubes.
5. In wide & big pan,add water and allow it to boil, Once it comes to a rolling boil, drop the banana leaves with ada into it and steam the flour batter for 2-3 minutes or till it becomes transparent.
6. Remove from the pan and put it in another container of warm water.
7. Strain it and rinse 3-5 times with cool water thoroughly to remove all the excess stickiness of oil out of it.
8. Meanwhile heat the milk in the wide heavy bottomed vessel or in uruli(Kerala style shallow kadai used for making payasam)boil until it thickens and its color changes to pale pink.
9. Add the 5 times rinsed ada to this milk and continue boiling till everything becomes thick or condensed.
10. Reduce the heat to low and then slowly add the sugar little by little and allow to thicken for 4-6 minutes.
11. Yummy Palada Pradhaman is ready.Serve hot or cold & enjoy!
Notes:
- The perfect consistency for the 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 also make this payasam with store bought ready made rice ada which is available in all Indian Kerala grocery stores.
Related Posts :
Palada Payasam/Pradhaman – Easy Version
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
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Hi I am a person who love to prepare traditional food and without readymades. Very happy to see the ada preparation as nowhere i saw it other than readymade ada. Thank you for the pictures too . It helps .. Please continue updating recipes in the traditional way without any readymade. Me going to make this on thiruvonam day … Onam ashamsakal !
I'm sorry for the delayed reply. 225 grams 1 packet or 1 cup will do.
if u are going for the store bought ada, what is the quantity to take?
Hi Chitz, Yes it is bit high,I think it's typo error.I have corrected it. Thanks a bunch for pointing out and sorry for any inconvenience.
Thanks,
Sangeetha
Hi, isn't 4-6 cups of sugar way too much? I used 1.5 cups for the mentioned amount of ada & that too was a little on the higher side for me !
@ Aarthy Sivaraman,I haven't tried it yet, so am not very sure about
it.:-( Sorry!
Hi,could aluminum foil help?
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Simply yummy! Very rich as well 🙂
This my favourite payasam…U have done a grt job making the ada at home…Njan oke readymade ada vangiye undakiyitullu ..:)
i had this dessert when i was very young. Happy to know this recipe.
it looks very delicious.
Adipoli!!!ente fav payasam da..eniku ariyam subhashindeyum favannu allo….Gr8 job Sangee…sherikum itra elaborate aayittu pics sahitham post cheythathu loo sammmathichu dear…Keep going.:)
looks delicious!!! i love this
Wow Sangee…you rock…never made the ada at home..though my parents make it..Great job dear…
Very lovely recipe step by step. Have always tried with store bough Ada.
Ente sanghee… ethrayokke cheyyan time evidunnu kitty…great job da.Kothi varunnu..koracheniku parcel cheyyuuuu..
Omg, am hungry now..Such a delicious payasam sangee…U r rocking gal!
Oh Kidilam!!!Authentic dish sangee..
Kanditu kothi varunu :)really,kudos to ur hardwork for preparing these time -consuming dish.
Oh My ..u made ada at home,hats off to u dear..yummmy payasam
Looks so delicious. I love the color and ur step by step pictorial instructions.I never heard of this. Something new and very fascinating the way its prepared.Thanks for sharing a traditional recipe.
Comment cheyyumbool thannai vaayil vellam varunnu.Ada veetil undakkamnnu enikku ariyillayirunnu
nice recipe dear..nice post
wow…………sangeetha, thank you for sharing such an traditional version dear…………palada pardhaman looks yumm…..
Hi sangeetha, Used to make this pradhaman using readymade ada.. But ur version looks so wonderful. Now i could make out how these adas are made from scratch.. Thnks for sharing it.
Palada Pradhaaman must be tasting creamy delicious ; clear demonstrations for doing the home made ada , great work!!!
OMG! You have done a great job! I have seen this in TV which made me dizzy 🙂 May be one day by God's grace if possible I will try it.
Palada pradhaman looks tasty and yummy!
wow..i love this pardamam very much…looks delicious
Wow you make adas also….will try it next time…. I just love palada..Yours looks inviting…Will post mine soon :).
Thanks for sharing this traditional dish Sangeetha, just love this!!
Oh, that looks so amazing! It sounds so delicious but a lot of work. I'm so impressed with this wonderful presentation. Way to go, Sangeetha!
i tasted this in saravana bhavan here and literally fall in love with the ada pradaman.nice explanation to the recipewill soon try and let u know
The Payasa has a very dessert 'ed look…. Yum & wanna taste a spoonful of it…. And the details are very helpful to keep a check, when we prepare the same….
Happy Celebrations!!!!
Ash….
(http://asha-oceanichope.blogspot.com/)
The Payasa has a very dessert 'ed look…. Yum & wanna taste a spoonful of it…. And the details are very helpful to keep a check, when we prepare the same….
Happy Celebrations!!!!
Ash….
(http://asha-oceanichope.blogspot.com/)
never heard of anything like this, but looks awesome, the way of doing it is really different and exicting,loved the step by step process too…looks very yummy
This is absolutely tempting!!!..ye pardhaman yenikki parcel aiyechu tharanam…love to have it anytime!
Palada looks so tempting…! you have made it the traditional way which is time consuming…but it is worth the effort!
Good effort dear….sharikkum peru pole thanne kothiyavunnu….Perfect.
oh wow!!! you made ada too…ooh..looks sooo yummy..Adipoli..
Just love this sweet very much. And you have made them with home made ada. Very lovely. Looks mouthwatering 🙂
Perfect preparation. Looks so fresh and yummy :):)
Chitchat
Looks good but seems like a lot of work.
Pala pardhaman is absolutely a new dish for me. It looks very nice, tasty and yummy. Wonderful presentation with mouth watering pictures.
Love the step by step method,its looking very rich & delicious…….
all i can say is am drooling
Yum! This sounds sooo good! I used to eat rice with a bit of brown sugar and milk and always loved it!!!
looks so delicious. Nice authentic dish!!
Nice step by step pictures…the dish is truly awesome and tempting 🙂