Recipe: Tasty Chakka appam/ steamed jackfruit rice cake

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Recipe: Tasty Chakka appam/ steamed jackfruit rice cake Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Chakka appam/ steamed jackfruit rice cake. Chakka Elai Appam (Kumbilappam, Theraliappam) - This is a traditional tea time snack from God's own country, Kerala. To make this, jackfruit puree sweetened with jaggery is mixed with or stuffed within rice flour dough, wrapped with banana leaves or therali leaves and steamed. Delicious steamed jackfruit rice cake goes well with tea or coffee.

So always I try to grab them when it is possible.

Last week I went to Hong Kong Market for get some ingredients for my Thai recipe.

Yes I am little crazy about Thai dishes.

You can have Chakka appam/ steamed jackfruit rice cake using 7 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Chakka appam/ steamed jackfruit rice cake

  1. Prepare 1huge bowl of ripe jack fruit.

  2. Prepare 1 cup of Jaggery grated.

  3. Prepare 2 cup of roasted rice flour.

  4. Prepare 1/2 cup of water.

  5. You need 3/4 cup of fresh grated coconut.

  6. You need 5 of cardamom pods(seeded).

  7. You need 1Pinch of salt.

ABOUT CHAKKA APPAM / STEAMED JACKFRUIT RICE CAKE RECIPE.

Kerala cuisine is unique and it is very natural.

Recently I tried Chakka Appam ( Steamed Jack fruit rice) and here Iam sharing the recipe with you.

Chakka Kinnathappam - Steamed Jackfruit Rice Cake.

Chakka appam/ steamed jackfruit rice cake instructions

  1. In a deep vessel take the rice flower, add to this pinch of salt, some cardamom powder and mix it well with water. Add water little by little and mix everything well to form a smooth dough. Keep it covered and allow it to rest..

  2. Deseed the jackfruit and roughly chop them..

  3. In blender coarse grind the jack fruit and set aside..

  4. In a small bowl add grated jaggery and coconut along with some cardamom powder and combine well. Then gently mix in the jackfruit pure, do not press hard.

  5. Cut banana leaf into small squares or rectangular shape and wash them gently..

  6. Mix the dough once again and place small round balls.

  7. Take a leaf and spread one dough in the center, and with your fingertips spread it to a circle as shown in the picture..

  8. Spoon in the jackfruit mixture on half side of the spread dough and fold the other half over it, to form a wrap. Place it in a steamer and cook on high steam for 12-15minutes.

  9. To taste if it is cooked lift open once of the banana leaves and check it also the colour of the leaf changes. Once it is cool enough to touch remove the wrapper and enjoy with hot tea..

Vaheeda Nawas 'Kinnathappam' - Kinnam (Pan) and Appam (Rice cake) Kinnathapam is a steamed rice cake that comes in different flavors.

This Chakka Kinnathappam uses Jackfruit Jam/ Preserve mixed with rice flour, jaggery and coconut milk to make a steamed sweet snack.

Kerala cuisine is unique and it is very natural.

Recently I tried Chakka Appam ( Steamed Jack fruit rice) and here Iam sharing the recipe with you.

It is in these plates that kinnathappam is steamed.