Aromatic Kitchen: Nurukku Gothambu Pradhaman

BROKEN WHEAT PRADHAMAN

Have a great Sunday Morning!

Payasam/Pradhaman is south indian delicacy. On weddings and ceremenies where Sadyas are served there will be atleast 3 Types of Pradhamans as dessert. Pradhaman with Jaggery is extremely time consuming to make.

Its sunday morning ... thought of sleeping a bit longer but I woke up to son's alarm, which was set at 7 O' clock 😕. He forgot to turn it off ..

So I had a lot of time to make Upma, coconut chutney

and this Pradhaman till the others wake up..😊

THINGS NEEDED:

Broken Wheat - 250 gm

Sago / Chowary - 1/2 cup

Coconut milk - that from a coconut , 1 can ( 2 cup)

Jaggery/ Sarkkara - 1 & 1/2 cup grated

Cardamom - 1 tsp powdered

Sliced coconut - 3 sp

Cashew nuts - 3 sp

Dried grapes - 3sp

Dried ginger powder - 1/4 tsp

Ghee - 4 sp

Utensils Needed: Deep Nonstick Pan to cook payasam,

relative small vessel to cook payasam, Sieve.

PREPARATION METHOD:

Soak sago in water set aside.

Heat Ghee in a bottom deep nonstick pan, roast sliced coconut pieces in it

by sauting continously and till they turn light brown.

Set aside.

Roast Cashews in it till they turn light brown. Set aside.

Fry dry grapes in it. Till they are balloon like, set aside.

Add broken wheat to the pan.

Roast them in the rest Ghee by sauting continiously.

Pour some water to cover it and cook by closing the lid. Let it cook for 15 minutes.

Meantime cook Sago by adding lot of water and closing with a lid.

Cook it in medium heat for 15 min. Then turn of the heat, mix it well, close with the lid and let it cook.

Sago will be transparent when its done. Sieve and rinse the cooked sago pearls. Set aside.

Take a bottom deep Vessel. Pour some water to Jaggery and let it boil. When Jaggery is completely dissolved sieve it to remove impurities and set aside.

Pour melt Jaggery to the broken wheat.

Add half of the coconut milk.

Add 1/2 tsp ground Cardamom & 1/4 tsp dried ginger powder.

Mix well. Close lid and cook in medium heat till done.

Add rest of the coconut milk. Add cooked sago. Check for sweetness.

In case if you need more sweetness melt more Jaggery and add into it.

Add rest 1/2 tsp ground Cardamom.

Toss in roasted Cashews, dry grapes, coconut pieces .

Mix well.

Payasam is ready to be served.

Serve with Banana.

Please check other Pradhaman Recipes from my Blog as well ..