Last Updated on December 14, 2020 by Chef Mireille
Blogging Marathon #28
Theme: BM Blogs – PJ – Seduce Your Tastebuds
For this week, I’ve been paired with different BM participating bloggers to try recipes from their space. For today’s recipe, I have selected Jackfruit Payasam from PJ’s blog. Her blog is full of lots of delicious Vegetarian & Vegan recipes; many of them kid focused. This recipe dates back to 2008, so I hope she enjoys this re-visit to the early days of her blog.
Payasam is a popular sweet dish throughout India, with many variations as it can be made with any grain, fruit or vegetable. Semiya payasam is the most popular, made with toasted vermicelli. I’ve already done a Pumpkin Payasam, so here’s another one to add to my payasam recipe collection.
Jackfruit is not commonly available here in NY. In fact, last summer was the first time I noticed it in Chinatown and in Jackson Heights, the NY Indian enclave. However, I did have some canned jackfruit in the pantry, so I utilized this more readily available product in my adaptation of her recipe.
Serves 4
Ingredients:
1 cup canned jackfruit in syrup, chopped small
1 tablespoon ghee
1/3 cup jaggery, grated
1/4 cup frozen grated coconut, defrosted
1 cup coconut milk
1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
1 tablespoon dessicated coconut, toasted
In a food processor, grind the jaggery, coconut and cardamom together.
Heat ghee. Add jackfruit and cook until softened.
Add jaggery-coconut mix and coconut milk and simmer for 15-20 minutes.
Although it’s more traditional to finish with cashews, I altered this due to my preference. To serve, garnish with the toasted coconut and a few slices of the canned jackfruit.
This can be served either warm or chilled.
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…linking to Kids Delight hosted by Sowmya
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Omg, couldnt stop myself drooling here, wat a beautiful payasam.
My hubby loves this! Looks very yummy
this looks mouthwatering, jackfruit is my hubby's favorite too…never tried it in payasam, you have done well
Love to have this. Me too tried this last week.
Looks delicious
Yummy kheer
Yummy kheer. This has been on my list of "dishes to try when I am in India" from a long time so that I could try this the fresh fruit. 🙂
Yummy kheer. This has been on my list of "dishes to try when I am in India" from a long time so that I could try this the fresh fruit. 🙂
Wow! it is truly a delight! We also get fresh jack fruit here in a store and relish the fruit to our heart's content!!
Such a delight, love to have it anytime!!!
This is surely a superb recreation Mir, the bowl looks very inviting. I have never made any dish with jackfruit as it gets over as a fruit..surely something worth trying though..
Yummy looking jackfruit payasam. I'll put ripe jackfruit on my shopping list for next Indian grocery visit.
Delicious Payasam Mir and payasams are always a delight.
Wow what an innovation dish…must be tasting yum
No words here.. am speechless… I recently enjoyed this chakka pradhaman (that is jackfruit payasam in Kerala) and it was out of the world… your picture is making me nostalgic… delicious.. Thanks for linking it to my event!! Looking for more yummy recipes!!
Sowmya
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