Chakka Varatti

Introduction:

This is prepared with Jack fruit pulp. Usually it is prepared during Jack fruit season and stored for future use. Chakka varatti can be taken as it is or can be added to payasam or other dishes later on. It is one way to store the Jack fruit over a long period of time.

Set 1: Remove jack fruit Sulai from the fruit. Remove the Nut and its cover in the middle. Collect about 30 such fruit sulai in a vessel.

Set 2: Take about 500 gms of jaggery and crush it and keep it separate, 8 spoons of ghee.

Step 1:
Smash the jack fruit in mixie and keep this pulp in a separate vessel.

Step 2:
Take a vaanali and put it over stove. Put 5 spoons of ghee. Now add the jack fruit pulp and mix it. Allow it to become a homogenous mix. Keep mixing for about 3 minutes. Now keep adding jaggary and keep mixing. After a few minutes jaggery will start melting and the mixure will become homogenous. Keep mixing for about 5 to 8 minutes. Now add 3 spoons of ghee and keep mixing it. The mixture should now become red in colour. Allow it to cool and store it in a vessel for future use.