Producer: Priyanka Das Editor: Manuj Yadav
One of the most common traditional sweet delicacies in Kerala, palada payasam is made in every household in the state. The dish has boiled vermicelli and rice in milk and flavoured with cardamom, sugar and butter. To give it a rich texture, you may also add dry fruits like cashew nuts and raisins.
The dessert has a glossy texture, and dark brown shade and is made with the staple ingredients of the state. It is prepared with ripen bananas by adding sugar, ghee, almonds and cardamom powder. Banana halwa doesn’t just satisfy the taste bud but is also healthy.
Unniyappam is a sweet fritter made with basic ingredients like rice, ghee, mashed bananas, jaggery and coconut. It is served during the celebrations of Onam Sadya.
The Kerala-style rice pudding with the goodness of jaggery and coconut milk is served especially with Sadya on Onam. The traditional dessert has authentic Kerala flavours cooked in coconut milk and jaggery syrup. It is loaded with rice and smashed banana and garnished with dry fruits.
Laddoois made across India with unique and different recipes. And god’s own country makes it with coconut. An easy-to-make recipe, coconut laddoo can be made with condensed milk, sugar syrup or mawa. You can use both raw or dried coconut, depending upon your preference.