Jackfruit payasam

பலாபழம் பாயசம்

Ingredients

1. Jack fruit cut into small pieces (or pulp) - 4 cups
2. Jaggery - 3 cups
3. Water - 1/2 cup
4. Coconut milk - 3 cups
5. Cardamom powder - 2 teaspoons
6. Broken cashew nuts - 5 tablespoons
7. Dry ginger powder - 1 teaspoon
8. Ghee - 1 tablespoon

Procedure

• Pressure cook the jack fruit pieces for 20 minutes
• Remove and grind it in a mixer for 5 minutes
• Keep it aside. Melt the jaggery with 1/2 cup of water to double thread consistency and strain it to remove the dust
• Now mix jackfruit mass with jaggery syrup and keep it on stove
• Keep stirring for 30 minutes
• Now the mixture will become thick like idly batter
• Then keep a pan on the stove
• Add ghee and roast the cashewnuts to golden color
• Now add the coconut milk to the jackfruit mixture with cardamom powder, dry ginger powder and allow it to summer for 5 minutes
• Never allow it to boil for a long time
• Over boiling will cause curdling of coconut milk
• Garnish with the roasted cashewnuts to serve
• Note: To increase the taste of payasam, roast 2 tablespoons of moong dhal and pressure cook till it becomes soft. Then add this along with the jackfruit mix and stir well