26th January 2006, 01:38 AM
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 Ada Prathaman - the eternal favourite for Keralites.
Now ready made " adas" are available with detailed instructions. This is the method of making from scratch, the taste of which is unique, to say the least ! Raw rice ½ cup Sugar 1 cup (for pal adai pradaman) Sugar & jaggery Each ½ cup (for pradaman with coconut milk) Coconut 1 big or 2 medium (for coconut milk pradaman) For both pradamans ada preparation is the same. You can do this by 2 methods. First method: Soak rice for 1 hr, strain very well & dry in a cloth for 2 hrs. Powder in a mixi fine & sieve through a fine sieve. To this add 2 tsp melted ghee, 2 tsp sugar & medium hot water to get the consistency of dosa batter. Second method: Soak rice for 1 hr, strain & grind very fine adding water little by little. Add 2 tsp melted ghee & 1 tsp maida & make it to the consistency of dosa batter. To make ada: Take plantain leaves & cut to 6” squares roughly. Show them on the gas for a few seconds to make them flexible. First boil plenty of water in a big broad vessel like pressure cooker. Take 2 tbsp batter & spread on the back side of the leaf. Roll it & tie with strings on both ends & immediately drop in boiling water. Do this till the whole batter is used up. When they are well cooked they float on top. (Alternately you can steam them 3 or 4 at a time in a steamer). Remove, strain & scrape out the adas & wash in plenty of water 3 or 4 times changing the water to remove the stickiness. Chop fine. Then proceed as you do for pal payasam using this ada instead of rice. paladai pradhaman.jpg For coc:milk pradaman, grate the coconut & take ¼ cup 1st milk, 1/1/2 cup 2nd milk & 2 cups 3rd milk. For thickening, add boiled and masjed moong dhal upto 1/3 cup. Now add 3rd milk , jaggery & sugar, chopped ada & boil on a medium flame for 10 mts. Then add 2nd milk & boil for 5mts. Finally add the 3rd milk & remove at once from the stove, stirring thoroughly. Add 1 tsp cardamom powder. You can add dry ginger powder – 1 tsp as well for this. adapradaman.jpg
Last edited by Chitvish; 14th September 2008 at 01:36 AM.
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