Ada Pradhaman

Ingredients

Ada -1 packet (200 gm)

1st extract of Coconut milk-1 1/2 cup 2nd extract of coconut milk-3 cup 3rd extract of coconut milk-4 cup Jaggery-400 gm Cashew nuts-100 gm Coconut pieces-few(cut in to small pieces) Dried ginger powder-1 tsp Salt-one pinch Ghee-50 gm Cardamom powder-1/4 tsp Method 1st step Grate 3 coconut and grind it in a mixer adding 1 cup of water and extract the first milk ….You will get 1 1/2 glass of thick milk(1st extract)..Then add 3 glass of water to the ground coconut and grind again and extract 3 cup of milk (2nd extract)..Now add 4 glass of water and grind it again and extract 4 cup of milk ( 3rd extract) ..Keep all the milk aside Now boil 1 cup of water and jaggery ..Keep on stirring till it get melt. 2nd step Add ada in 8 glass of boiling water and cook well. (If the ada is long in size cut into pieces by hand).Once it become very soft remove from the fire and drain them … or u can pressure cook ada in medium flame for one whistle .. Drain and pour cold water over them until the stickiness goes .. .Fry coconut ,cashews in 1 tbsp of ghee and keep it aside( fry them separately) . 3rd step Heat a thick deep bottomed pan or uruli and add melted jaggery ..Now add the cooked ada and sago together in to the jaggery and stir well .(Sometime u will find the ada to be hard and sticky ,don`t worry it will get separate and become soft while stirring ) ..Stir continuously and cook until the mixture becomes thick and start separating from the sides of the pan..Now add 50 gm of ghee in to it and stir well.Then add the 3rd milk and mix well it till boils.Cook till it becomes thick.Add one pinch of salt.When it become thick, add the 2nd milk and stir well until it become thick again..Now add the 1st extract (onnam pal) and stir well..Don't boil..Remove from the fire and add the fried cashew nuts and coconut …Add the cardamom powder and dry ginger powder and close the pan with a tight lid for 5 minutes..Mix well…So ur tasty Ada Pradhaman is ready to serve …..If u feel your pradhaman to be too thick you can dilute it by adding more thick coconut milk or drinking milk.