Palada Payasam

An easy payasam made during onam or any other special occasion.  It is easy but different.  The adai is made of rice flour.  It is readily available in any of the Kerala stores.

 Adai

 

Ingredients

Small ready made Adda – 1 cup

Milk – 1 liter
Sugar – ¾ cup
Cardamom powder – ½ tsp
Raisins – 1 tbsp
Cashew nut - 1 tbsp
Clarified butter / Ghee – to fry (about 2 tbsp)

Method

1.      Heat the ghee in a pan, toss in the raisins and fry for few seconds till the raisins swells, remove them into a plate, next fry the cashew nut till it is about to become brown, remove this into the plate and keep it aside.

2.      Boil milk in a heavy bottom pan, lower the flame and add the adai.  Keep steering this continuously so that the adai does not stick at the bottom.

3.      Cook till the adai are soft, about 20 min.  This milk will thicken and a little.

4.      Now and the sugar and stir till it melts.

5.      Switch of the heat. Then add the cardamom powder and the fried cashew nut and raisins.  Mix well.

6.      You can serve it when it is hot.  But prefer all payasams when it becomes cold or a day older is better.