Jack Fruit Halwa / Jack Fruit preserve / Chakka Varatti
Jack Fruit Halwa / Jack Fruit preserve / Chakka Varatti is a delicious dessert.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time30 minutesmins
Total Time40 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 2
Ingredients
20Jackfruit ArilsMedium
¾CupJaggery Powder
3Cardamom
¼CupWater
2TablespoonGhee
1TablespoonNuts
Salt to taste
Instructions
Add jaggery powder and water in a cooking pan. Start heating it until the jaggery dissolves. Filter it to remove any lumps.
Heat ghee in a pan. Add the nuts and dry fruits and roast it. Remove the dry fruits from the ghee.
Remove the seeds from the Jackfruit arils. Grind them into a paste in a blender. Add the paste into the ghee.
Remove the seeds from the Jackfruit arils. Grind them into a paste in a blender. Add the paste into the ghee.
Add Cardamom. Stir continuously, until the mixture reaches the halwa consistency.Garnish with nuts and dry fruits. Jackfruit Halwa is not ready to serve.
Notes
While cooking the halwa looks like thin. It becomes thicker by time. So switch off accordingly.
If it is going to be used as a jack fruit preserve garnishing with nuts and dry fruits can be omitted.