Ada Pradhaman Recipe

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Take water in a sauce pan and bring it to a full boil. Add rice ada in boiling water and cook for 8 to 10 minutes until it is completely cooked. It should be very soft. Strain this using a fine mesh strainer and rinse it slightly. Set aside.
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Now take jaggery and water in a heavy bottom pan and bring it to a full boil. If using jaggery balls, you might need to strain the syrup. Now pour the syrup back into the pan and cook until it comes to a full boil. Add in cooked ada into the syrup and mix well.
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Cook ada and jaggery until it gets thick. It will take around 10 minutes. This step is important to deepen the flavour. Now add in 3 tablespoon of ghee 1 tablespoon at a time and mix well. It should get thick and jam like.
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Once it reaches that consistency. Reduce the flame and add in second extract coconut milk and stir gently. Now bring this whole thing to a boil while keep mixing continuously. Once it reaches boil, add in cardamom powder, salt and mix well.
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Now reduce the flame to low. Add in first coconut milk and mix well. Turn off the heat immediately after adding first thick extract coconut milk.
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Heat ghee in a pan. Add in chopped coconut and fry till golden. Now add in cashews and raisins and cook until golden brown. Pour this into the ada pradaman and mix well.
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Serve hot.