Palada Prathaman ~ Happy Onam!!!

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Today to celebrate Onam I made this Palada Prathaman which is really easy to make and very tasty too. I used store bought Ada to make the Prathaman. Hope you all will try this at home. Our Onashamsakal to everyone!!




Palada Prathaman Serves-2-3
Ingredients:
Ada -50gms
Milk- 3 ½ cups
Sugar-3/4 cup or to taste
Cardamom, powdered-1/4 tsp
Butter-1/2 tsp



Method:

• Wash Ada, drain and soak Ada in boiied water in a covered vessel for 20 minutes. Wash the soaked Ada with cold water 2 to 3 times.
• Boil 3 ½ cups of milk with ½ cup of water.
• Add soaked and washed Ada while milk is boiling.
• Keep stirring till the Ada is well cooked and becomes very soft in touch.
• Add sugar and continue stirring on low flame till Palada Prathaman is reduced to 3 cups and the colour changes to pink from milk white.
• Remove from fire. Stir for another 10 minutes.
• Add powdered cardamom and butter.
• Garnish with golden fried cashew nuts (optional).
• Serve hot or cold.