Monday, September 13, 2010

Paalaada - Yummy Rice Crepes

Paalaada is one of the specialty dishes that is made back home during Eid and other special occasions. It is as thin as a crepe paper and just melts in your mouth. Paalaada is so thin that it is folded to some special shape that makes it easy to handle. The name may be cause it is as thin as the skin that forms on heated milk which is called "Paal - Aada" in Tamil/Malayalam. Paalaada is basically a South Tamil Nadu Muslim recipe and being nearer to the border is also made by Muslims in Trivandrum area as well - that is the history that I know of.

Back home, we would not even let Mom fold that first Paalaada that comes out of the pan, as it is definitely for tasting. I still follow that tradition :-) and eat the first one that comes out sharing with my son. But the only thing is that you find it hard to stop with that first one!


Makes 40 - 45 (Serves 5-6 people)
Basmati Rice- 2 cups (or any variety of raw rice)
Water- 2-3/4 cups
Eggs- 2
Coconut Milk- 1-1/2 cup (thick)
Salt- to taste


1. Soak the rice for at least 3 hours.
2. Grind the rice into a fine paste with water as needed. Do not exceed the total quantity of water mentioned in the recipe.
3. Add eggs and coconut milk also to the mixer and blend everything together.
4. Add any remaining water to the batter. The consistency that you need is really very watery.
5. Add Salt as needed. Your batter is now ready to be prepared.
6. Heat a 10" or 12" skillet at slightly higher than medium flame.
7. When the skillet is hot, pour a ladle full of batter (a little less than 1/4 cup) into the skillet and immediately rotate the ladle to spread the batter. Watch attached video (My first attempt at the video, rather R's!).



8. Wait for 30-40 seconds until the sides of the paalaada start to come off the pan. You could either use your hands to take it out or turn the skillet upside down on an aluminium foil or a plate to take the paalaada off the skillet.
9. Paalaada is now ready to be folded in any shape you need. I have shown one method in the video or you could fold it into 4.


This goes perfect with any spicy naadan preparations like Mutton Curry, Beef Curry, Chicken Roast, or any vegetable curries. Or as mentioned in the start of the post, eat it without any curries! It is definitely a treat for your taste buds and a must try!

42 comments:

  1. OMG!! those rice crepes looks soooo soft n beautiful ...very nicely prepared ..yummy

    Satya
    http://www.superyummyrecipes.com

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  2. Ente daivame, adipoli paal aada.njan adhyaayte kelkuwanu ketto fathima..I can see how great this would be with spicy chicken curry...

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  3. Very nicely done..they look light n soft like feathers..I love these kind of stuff!

    US Masala

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  4. Wow...such delicate stuff which melts in the mouth!!! Gotta try it smtime for sure.
    Lovely clicks
    Sinfully Spicy

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  5. I am not sure if it will come out without sticking to the pan for me :( .. it is totally totally awesome

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  6. adipolli ayittundu keto.i was on vaccation......will try one daY

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  7. ithu kollallo thanks for sharing dear

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  8. Fabulous looking paalaada, very tempting..

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  9. Dear Fathima
    Eid Mubaraq ( a belated one) may God bless you and family forever.
    Thank you very much for this recipe. I take it as an Eid gift.
    I have heard about palada, but never knew it was made this way and egg was added.
    The detailed description and the video is of great help.
    I am going to surprise my wife with this soon.
    have a nice week

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  10. Wow..well done dear...! Beautiful clicks...very tempted to giv a try immediately...!

    Thanx for your awesome presentation...:)

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  11. oh i didnt know it was done this way... interesting..u shud do more videos:)

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  12. wow...so nice and nearly transparent.

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  13. OMG so soft..lovely..must have tasted great with chicken curry..thanks for the recipe dear.

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  14. U have pulled off an excellent dish. Like the video ...very helpful for first timers...

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  15. Great effort in making that video makes it is so easy to understand. Such delicate stuff. Lovely dear. Thanks for sharing.
    FOODELICIOUS

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  16. Lovely recipe. A thinner version of the appam I guess. Looks so soft and would love to try it !!

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  17. How yum is the look & The feel.... I am floored by your mind blowing prep...... WOW!!!!

    Ash....
    (http://asha-oceanichope.blogspot.com/)

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  18. congrats for for ur first video and lovely paalaada i remember eating it as a kid :)

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  19. Paal aada looks fabulous!! Never tasted it before, it looks delicious with that curry!! Your video is really helpful, will surely try it soon..

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  20. Wow! These crepes look so soft and light... Great work!

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  21. Wow these lacy crepes looks amazing... Video is surely helpful. Cant wait to try.

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  22. Pongy palaada. Excellent dish. I never tried adding eggs. New to me. To try out.
    Loving it :-)
    http://indianyummykitchen.blogspot.com

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  23. It looks so beautiful and you have made it so perfectly,loved seeing the video...

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  24. This is a new kind of dish to me...loved the video..thats very helpful....

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  25. ethu vare kettittilla.. But looks delicious.. especially with the curry there..

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  26. Very nice and wonderful looking palaada. Delicious, yummy and tempting dish.

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  27. Awesome...this would melt in the mouth..Feel like gobbling some with mutton curry..

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  28. Looks so soft and delicious, you have done it perfectly, the video is very helpful...

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  29. oh wow!!! adipoli ayittundu....kothiyavunnu...

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  30. Adipoli!!! thuvare try cheythittilla…will try it soon ..tnx for sharing.

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  31. So this is the Thiruvithamcode dish......The Pic:s takes me to my Childhood wen I was in Kochi.We used to have this dish with either Chicken curry or most preferably Chilly chicken with Kinnathappam after coming frm the Eid-Gaah.
    So nostalgic......!

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  32. OMG!! I have been searching for this dish since the past .... god knows how long!! You know, when you type in 'paalaada' its always the payasam that comes up! phew ... finally!

    It was more like i created this dish out of my fantasy, cause no one else has even heard about it, glad to know i was not hallucinating :))

    I'm just over the moon :)

    I have lots... no, loadsss of rice flour from back home, can you advise how i can make this dish using rice flour rather than rice?

    I'm going to try your recipe too ... but once again, thanks a lot for sharing it!

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  33. Sonya, happy that you could find this recipe... I know that my mom makes this with rice flour as well... I will send you the recipe after talking to her... can you send me ur email id?

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    1. Fathima, I tried the above and came out very well.. :) .. please send the recipe with rice flour

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  34. Thank you for this recipe Fats! I'm going totry this today..it's Eid here :-)--sumi

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  35. Hi Fathima, I tried the above recipe and it came out well.. my hubby too liked it.. thanks a lot dear.. keep posting :)

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  36. Hi Fathima, I tried the above recipe & it came out well.. my hubby too liked it..thanks a lot dear..keep posting..!! :)

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  37. http://ourharsha.blogspot.com/2011/09/ingredients-basmati-rice-2-cups-coconut.html

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  38. looks nice.... should try.......

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  39. Hi Fathima....
    I used to get Paalaada from my Muslim neighbors as a kid on all their festivals...so yummy....Your post reminded me of those good old days. I wanted to try something new for my hubby's B'day...and this is a must try...Thanks for the recipe and also for your video...Keep it up... :-)

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  40. Just gave this a try as a trial attempt before making it for new year day bfast. Came out lovely.. Thank you!!

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