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   Chakka pazham Aval Payasam- Jack fruit Pudding/Payasam   Do you like pudding with Jack fruit? Today's recipe is a bowl of fruity goodness that will surely satisfy your sweet tooth cravings. It is creamy rich, dessert made with aval/poha/beaten rice, jack fruit, and milk. Ripe jack fruit has a distinctive fruity aroma and is sweet like honey. Jack fruit is one fruit that makes me super excited, and I love trying different recipes with it. My mom makes a breakfast pudding that is not overly sweet, with ripe jack fruit, coconut milk, and rice dumplings. It is one of those simple, homey recipes that make you nostalgic, and you keep coming back to it time and again. This payasam was inspired by that traditional recipe and is a delightful treat that you can serve on special occasions. Jack fruit is now in season, and there is no better time to try this payasam/pudding. Jack fruit adds an exotic taste to payasam, and you're in for a treat! Chakkapazham payasam has the be...

10 Delicious Kerala Sadhya Payasam/ Pradhaman- Vishu and Onam Sadhya Tomorrow Malayalees around the world will be celebrating Vishu/ Kerala New year. So this is the perfect time to share some Sadhya recipes. Sadhya is a hearty meal, a vegetarian feast made on festive occasions. It is served, on a banana leaf with rice, pickles, chips, and curries ranging from mild yogurt and lentil curries to more spicy vegetable curries. But this post is dedicated entirely to the delightful treat/ dessert. Payasams are festive puddings served at the end of the Sadhya/ feast. Pradhaman/ payasam is made on all festive occasions like Vishu, Onam , Diwali, etc. If you love desserts here, are ten Kerala-style puddings for you to try. Payasam and pradhaman are both desserts or puddings, but when it comes to making pradhaman, there is a time-honored cooking technique. Payasam is easier to make but, pradhaman is time-consuming. It is cooked and reduced, and then cooked again- sort of double cooking which add...

Pazha Pradhaman/Nendra Pazham Pradhaman It is Onam time in Kerala and tomorrow is Thiruonam- the final day of celebration. Onam is a ten-day-long festival celebrated in Kerala and no festival is complete without a satisfying hearty meal. So Onam sadhya is something we look forward to every year. Sadhya is the traditional vegetarian feast served on a banana leaf and there is a colorful array of vegetarian curries, rice, and desserts. If you love desserts try this Kerala style pradhamam. Trust me on this pradhaman recipe, it is a bowl of divine fruity goodness that will surely satisfy your sweet tooth cravings.Pazha pradhaman or nendra pazham has sweet plantain as the star ingredient. I have already posted recipes like ada pradhaman and kadala pradhaman . Payasam and pradhaman are both dessert or pudding, but when it comes to making pradhaman there is a time- honored cooking technique. Payasam is easier to make but pradhaman is time- consuming. It is cooked and reduced and then...

Palada pradhaman/Paal ada payasam Palada pradhaman is a very popular dessert in Kerala and is made on festivals like Vishu, Onam and special occasions like marriage feasts. The secret to this recipe is slow cooking the ada in milk and sugar till it reduces and becomes creamy like condensed milk. Added to this is the flavor of ghee and cardamom and roasted cashew nuts. If this wasn't good enough, here is another way to make your payasam eating unforgettable. Have it with sweet Boli .Palada payasam is served along with Boli in wedding Sadhya , in south Kerala, especially in Triruvananthapuram region and the combination is divine. I have also posted ada pradhaman recipe with jaggery and coconut. This ada payasam is made with milk and sugar. In earlier times it was very difficult to make this pradhaman and it took hours to prepare the rice ada (looks similar to flakes) used in this recipe. Grounded rice paste was spread in plantain leaves rolled and submerged into boiling water...