Palada Payasamपालाडा पायसम्
The payasam served last at Onasadya — a slow-cooked rice ada and milk dessert that takes well over an hour and is the dish the meal is remembered by.
About 90 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 litre full-fat milk
- 100 g rice ada
- 150 g sugar
- Cardamom
- Cashews and raisins
- Ghee
Method
- Cook the ada in boiling water until soft, then drain.
- Simmer the milk on low heat, stirring, until it reduces by a third.
- Add the cooked ada and continue to simmer for 30 minutes.
- Add sugar and cardamom, cook 5 more minutes, and finish with ghee-roasted cashews and raisins.