Palada Payasam – Kerala Style Palada Pradhaman Recipe In Pressure Cooker

• Store bought ada – 1/2 cup
• Sugar- 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup
• Full fat milk – 1 liter (OR cow’s milk)
• Cardamom – 3 nos ( crushed)
• Cashews & raisins – few
• Ghee – 2 tbsp
• Salt -a pinch

• Wash and Soak the ada in hot water for 30 minutes & pressure cook it in medium flame for 1 whistle adding water twice the quantity of ada. Don’t worry even if ada turns slightly mushy because if you put them in milk ,it will separate. Remove the ada and set aside. Alternately, you can soak the small sized ada in hot water. Quantity of ada doubles after soaking. Wash the soaked ada in cold water and then add to boiling milk. You can skip pressure cooker step. 

• Boil the milk in a pan and keep stirring to avoid burnt bottom. Boil the milk till it reduces to half. Milk turns pale rose in color. Now add the cooked ada , boil and cook the ada in milk. Lastly add sugar and mix till it dissolves . Boil for sometime till the desired consitency is reached.
• If you wish you can add condensed milk at this stage by reducing sugar. Add cardamom powder and roasted nuts. Switch off the flame. 

Enjoy !

• Adjust the quantity of sugar as per your taste.
• Use full fat milk for rich taste.