Name: Eggless Paalada Paal Kesari Cake recipe by Saras Viswam at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: Butter- 1/2 cup; Paalada kesari -3/4 cup; Caster Sugar-1 cup; Curd-3/4 cup; Cardamom Powder-3/4 tsp; All Purpose Flour/ Maida-2 cups; Corn Flour-1/4 cup; Baking Powder-1 tsp; Salt-1/4 tsp; Milk-1 cup; Ingredienst for Palaada Keasri; Instant Palaada Kesari mix - 2 cups; Milk - 4 cups; Ghee - 2 tsp; Ingredients for Thandai Mix-; Almonds 1/2 cup; Milk - 3 tbsp; Melon seeds - 1 tbsp; cardamom - 3 pods Green; Pista - 4; White pepper whole - 4; Black pepper - 2; Rose petals or rose water - 6 to 8 petals or 2 tbsps of rose water; fennel seeds - 1/4 tsp; poppy seeds - 1/4 tsp; Saffron - a pinch; For thandai fresh Cream frosting -; Whipping cream - 1 cup; Icing sugar - 4 cups; Thandai masala - 4 tbsps

ABOUT Eggless Paalada Paal Kesari Cake RECIPE

Palada pradhaman is a sweet dish made of flakes of cooked rice, milk, and sugar. A Sadhya means “big feast” in Malayalam is not complete without this dessert.In kerala instant Palada pradhaman mix is available . With this palada /flakes of cooked rice,milk and sugar, I thought of making Palada Pal Kesari .Now being a Christmas season, thought of baking a cake with this palada palkesari. Friends try this unique cake and enjoy this Christmas with this Paladapal kesari cake.

Ingredients Serving: 10

Butter- 1/2 cup
Paalada kesari -3/4 cup
Caster Sugar-1 cup
Curd-3/4 cup
Cardamom Powder-3/4 tsp
All Purpose Flour/ Maida-2 cups
Corn Flour-1/4 cup
Baking Powder-1 tsp
Salt-1/4 tsp
Milk-1 cup
Ingredienst for Palaada Keasri
Instant Palaada Kesari mix - 2 cups
Milk - 4 cups
Ghee - 2 tsp
Ingredients for Thandai Mix-
Almonds 1/2 cup
Milk - 3 tbsp
Melon seeds - 1 tbsp
cardamom - 3 pods Green
Pista - 4
White pepper whole - 4
Black pepper - 2
Rose petals or rose water - 6 to 8 petals or 2 tbsps of rose water
fennel seeds - 1/4 tsp
poppy seeds - 1/4 tsp
Saffron - a pinch
For thandai fresh Cream frosting -
Whipping cream - 1 cup
Icing sugar - 4 cups
Thandai masala - 4 tbsps

Instructions

For making Paalada kesari -
Boil four cups of milk in a pan and add two cups of instant paalada payasam mix and cook it on a medium flame adding two tsps of ghee.
Cook on low flame till the moisture evaporates,and until the kesari starts to leave the sides of the pan.
Remove from fire and allow it to cool.
4.	Paalada paal kesari is ready.
For making Paalada Pal Kesari Cake-
Cream together butter and sugar until fluffy.
Add paalada paal kesari and beat well until creamy.
In a bowl mix together flour, corn flour, baking powder, cardamom powder and salt.
Add curd to the butter mixture and cream together.
Add milk and mix until incorporated.
Add the flour mixture and gently fold in until all the flour is incorporated.
Preheat oven to 180 degree C.
8.	Grease and dust an 8″ round pan.
Pour the prepared batter into the pan.
Bake in oven for one hour. When a tooth pick comes out clean, remove from oven and allow it to cool for 10 minutes.
Flip the cake on to a wire rack and allow it to cool completely.
Method for making thandai masala
Soak the melon seeds and almonds for two hours.
Soak saffron seperately in a teaspoon of milk.
After two hours blend melon seeds ,almonds and other ingredients together to a paste and keep it aside.
For thandai Cream frosting-
Beat the cream with paddle attachment of mixer, keeping the mixer on low speed.
Turn up speed to medium add thandai masala and beat well until desired and spreadable consistency is reached.
Spread the whipped Thandai Cream evenly on the cake and decorate the cake as you wish

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