Happy Vishu 2007! Ada Pradhaman

We celebrated Vishu today. Vishu means EQUAL. It is considered as the Malayalam New Year day. We keep Vishukkani(offering to god) the previous night and on the day of Vishu early morning as soon as we get up we see God first and pray for the prosperity of the year ahead.
Back in India we used to burst crackers and youngsters get Vishu kai neettam from all the elders of the family. This is the time of the year our piggy banks used to get full.
Also the lunch of the day will be like a feast with sweet, salt,sour and bitter items.
This year I made AdaPradhaman for neyvedyam along with other lunch items.



Ingredients

Ada - 1 cup
Milk(whole) - 3 cups
Sweetened condesed milk - 1 small tin
Sugar if necessary
water - 2 cups
Elaichi pdr - 1/2 tsp
Ghee - 1/2 tsp

Method

1. In a well washed vessel add 3 cups whole milk. Put a long spoon in it. Keep it inside a pressure cooker(Clean the cooker also before using since the milk might get spoiled otherwise). Let 3 whistles come. Keep it in low flame and cook the milk for 1/2 hr. Off the heat after 1/2 hr.
2. Meanwhile boil 2 cups water. Add the ada to the boiling water. Off the heat and keep it closed till it becomes soft(20mnts). Drain the ada. Keep till all the water is drained(10 mnts).
3. Take the milk out from the cooker. The milk will have become pink colour.
4. If the vessel is big enough continue in the same vessel or transffer it to a wider vessel with thick bottom.
5. On medium flame start cooking again. Add the ada to the milk. Add the sweetened condensed milk. Let it cook for another 1/2 hr. If the sweetness is less then add sugar to your taste.
6. Stir it with a spoon every now and then . See that it does not stick to the bottom of the vessel.
7. In the end add elaichi pdr and 1/2 tsp ghee to it for nice smell and taste.