Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Chakka Varatti



Ingredients:

Ripe Jack fruit - 2 kg
Jaggery: 3/4 kg
Ghee: 1/2 cup
Dried ginger powder(Chukku): 1 tbsp
Cardamom(Elakka) powder: 10-12 pcs
Cumin seed powder: 11/2 tbsp

Method:
Cut jackfruit into small pieces. Cook in a pressure cooker with little water. Take another pan and melt the jaggery using little water. Strain, remove the impurities. Pour melted jaggery to another deep bottom pan/"Uruli" and transfer to the stove. Add cooked jackfruit and stir continuously. Add 2 tbsp ghee. Also add dried ginger powder, cumin seed powder and cardamom powder. Stir continously, When its is starts sticking to the bottom of the pan, add remaining ghee. Stir continously till it forms a ball. Remove from fire. Allow it to Cool and store in an air tight container.

14 comments:

  1. Wow..adipoli dear..looks so yummy.

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  2. Chakkavarti adipoli. My favorite

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  3. Wow ...looks so yum...just drooling

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  4. Woww fabulous looking chakka varatti..very tempting..

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  5. This looks like halwa and what how innovative and new :)

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  6. Wow! very tempting..

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  7. OMG..Chakka varattiyathu kandittu kothiyakunnu..Ethu kazhichittippol min. 1.5 yrs aayi..Tempting n Yummy!!

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  8. Can I come to your home dear....irrrrrrrresistable..:)

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  9. this dessert is very new to me ....looks very very tempting..

    Satya
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  10. Wow ! My fav..Amma always takes the pain to make this and give to me..what a luxury, alle?

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  11. thank u all. hearty welcome jay u can come at any time

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  12. Wow...chakkavaratti vettil undakiyo? Great...i dnt think I have the patience for tht

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