Scorpions can satiate their sweet tooth

Starting from this week the recipe of a dish dedicated to the astrological sign of the month will be given out. Every astrological sign has a lucky food or dish. This lucky dish creates great positive energy in the body and is in tune with the sun sign of the person.

migrator|20 Nov 2016 12:14 PM IST

Ammamma?s Chakka Pradhaman and Insert: Chef Ramaa Shanker

Chennai

For scorpions it is a divine dessert meant for the Gods and cooked for special people and special occasions. Jackfruit, which is eaten as a fruit in the south and cooked as a vegetable in the north, is delicious and soft.

Just like Scorpions, it is tender inside but hard to peel. This month’s dish is Ammama’s Chakka Pradhamam . All Scorpions out there, have it and see the difference in energy levels.

Chakka Pradhamam (Jackfruit kheer or payasam)

Ammamma’s Chakka Pradhaman

Recipe Preparation Time: 35 minutes

Cooking time: 30 minutes

Serves: 5-6

Ingredients:

2 cup packed chakka chola /ripe jackfruit flesh : 30-40 flesh (de-seeded) or canned jackfruit : 2 tins/500 gms each

Jaggery : 5-6 blocks /500 gms

Thin coconut milk, third extract /monnampal : 1 cup

Semi-thick coconut milk, second extract /randaampal : 1 cup

Thick coconut milk, first extract /onnampaal : 1/2 cup

Cardamom powder: 1/4 tsp

Dry ginger powder: 1/4 tsp

Cumin powder: 1/4 tsp

Coconut Pieces (cut into very small bits): 1 tbsp

Cashew nuts: 10-15 nos, broken into pieces

Raisins /Unakka Mundhiri: few pieces

Ghee: 6 tbsp or as required

Method:

Grind the jackfruit flesh with 1 cup of thin thick coconut milk.
Add cardamom powder, dry ginger powder and a little cumin powder.
Place an urli (round copper or bronze bottom vessel from Kerala) on the fire. If you can arrange firewood, it would be ideal.
Pour two tablespoons of ghee in the urli, add the ground mixture of jackfruit and coconut milk.
Add the semi thick coconut milk.
Keep stirring over slow fire for 15 minutes.
Now add more ghee and half of the thick coconut milk.
Keep stirring and add the jaggery. Stir for 10 minutes, till it starts leaving the side.
Add rest of the ghee and the remaining thick coconut milk.
Keep stirring another 3 minutes.
Pour the chakka pradaman into a nice bowl. Garnish it with ghee- fried cashew nuts, coconut pieces and raisins.

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs

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Scorpions can satiate their sweet tooth

Starting from this week the recipe of a dish dedicated to the astrological sign of the month will be given out. Every astrological sign has a lucky food or dish. This lucky dish creates great positive energy in the body and is in tune with the sun sign of the person.

migrator

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