JACKFRUIT KHEER, CHAKKA PRADHAMAN, JACKFRUIT PAYASAM

Jackfruit kheer, jackfruit payasam, chakka pradhaman whatever you call is a very delicious kheer made out of jackfruit, jaggery and coconut milk with fried coconut bits in it adds flavour to it.  We can make jackfruit jam and preserve it.  whenever we want, we can make pradhaman out of it.  It is a part of occasion, feast in Kerala as jackfruit is available in abundance.  Here I have made the kheer with only 3 pcs of jackfruit which will suffice only for one person.

Let us look at the recipe now:

Ingredients:

3pcs jackfruit
1/4 cup jaggery
100 ml thick coconut milk (i used store bought one)
a generous pinch of dry ginger powder (sunth)
1tbsp coconut bits
1tbsp cashewnuts (optional)
a generous pinch of cardamom powder
1 tbsp ghee

Method:

Chop the jackfruit pieces finely after removing the seeds.  In a vessel, add 1/2 cup water and cook the jackfruit till soft. allow to cool.  grind to a fine paste.  melt the jaggery and remove impurities.  add to the jackfruit paste and boil it till it reduces and form like jam. remove from gas, add the coconut milk mix well.
fry the coconut bits and cashews separately in ghee and add to the kheer.  add cardamom powder, sunth powder, mix well and serve.

Note:  You can use fresh coconut milk. While adding the jaggery, second milk (thin milk can be added and boil), and lastly you can add the thick milk.  after adding thick milk, do not boil.

If you are using jackfruit jam, melt the same with thin coconut milk and after boiling for sometime, add the thick milk and remove from gas.