Process Technology for Palada Payasam Mix Preparation by Dry Crystallization Method in A Mechanical Unit
Technology Details: Palada Payasam is a milk based sweet delicacy popular in Kerala, prepared by cooking ada (steam rice batter) flakes in milk and sugar till the product achieves its desirable characteristics, such as, a pleasant light brown colour and cooked flavor and texture. The technology developed comprises of process technology for the preparation of a convenience mix of Palada Payasam using a standardised dry crystallization process as well as the design of a batch mode mechanical unit developed to prepare the mix of uniform quality. The mix, which has a shelf life of 3 months at room temperature, can be easily reconstituted to a ready to-serve Palada Payasam of quality attributes similar to the traditional product by cooking in milk for 10-12 min