Chakka Pradhaman-Jackfruit Payasam

How to make Chakka Pradhaman

Jack fruit – 10-12 pieces
Jaggery -1 cup (or as per taste)
Coconut -1 big
Ghee – 4 tsp
Coconut pieces/bits – few thinly sliced
Cashew nuts – few
Cardamom powder -1/4 tsp

Preparation

Discard the seeds of jack fruit and take the fruit alone.

Chop and pressure cook the jack fruit pieces for 1 whistle with very less water.

Grind it to a paste. I got 1 cup of jack fruit pulp. Keep it aside.

Melt 1 cup of jaggery in little water.Then filter it to remove the impurities.

Grate 1 full coconut, grind adding warm water and extract the 1 st milk (around 1 cup). Keep it aside.

Add more warm water to it and extract the 2 nd coconut milk (around 1 1/2 cup).

Method

Add the jack fruit pulp to the jaggery along with 2 tsp of ghee and cook till it becomes slightly thick.

Add the second coconut milk and boil for few minutes.

Garnish with fried cashew nuts and coconut pieces. Serve hot.

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