Chakka Pradhaman using Chakka Varatiyathu
Chakka Pradhaman using Chakka Varatiyathu is a traditional Kerala dessert cooked with jackfruit preserve, coconut milk, and ghee. It is the easiest way to enjoy the most loved festive dessert without waiting for jackfruit season.
Servings: 4 people
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Equipment
- Heavy bottomed pan
Ingredients
- 1/4 Cup Chakka Varattiyathu
- 1 Cup Second/thin coconut milk
- 1/2 Cup First/thick coconut milk
- 3 Tbsps Coconut chunks
- Cashew as required
- Raisins as required
- 1 Tbsp Ghee
Instructions
- In a tadka pan/small pan, heat ghee. Fry the coconut chunks till golden and remove it to a plate. In the same pan, fry the cashews and raisins.
- In a heavy bottomed pan, add chakka varattiyathu and second/thin coconut milk.
- Whisk it till the jackfruit preserve is mixed evenly. Cook in medium flame till the chakka varattiyathu blends with coconut milk.
- As the chakka varattiyathu is already cooked, it doesn't take a long time to cook now.
- Once the mixture boils, check for the sweetness and add powdered jaggery/jaggery syrup as required (I didn’t add any as the sweetness of chakka varattiyathu was perfect for our taste).
- Now, add the first coconut milk/thick coconut milk. When it starts to boil, remove the pan from the flame.
- Add the fried nuts and coconut to the pradhaman. Serve warm or cold.
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Notes
- Adding cashews and raisins are purely optional but I recommend adding coconut chunks without fail. As this pradaman has a smooth texture, the coconut chunks give a crunch while eating.
- If you want to make it vegan, just use coconut oil or plant-based ghee to fry the coconut chunks, cashews, and raisins.
- When you have chakka varattiyathu in-hand, this pradaman takes a few minutes to make.
- This chakka pradhaman stays good for 2 to 3 days in the refrigerator. As we have used coconut milk, do not keep it for more than 3 days. It may affect the taste.