Jackfruit Rava Payasam

Jackfruit Rava Payasam is a Udupi style sweet dish prepared with jackfruit kernels, rava and coconut milk, sweetened with jaggery and flavoured with cashew nuts and cardamom powder.

Measurement: 1 Cup = 180 ml
Serves: 5 to 6

Ingredients:

1. Jackfruit kernels (chopped) - 6 to 8
2. Kesari rava - 3/4 to 1 cup
3. Jaggery (grated) - 3/4 to 1 cup
4. Coconut milk - 2 cups
5. Cashewnuts - as per your requirement
6. Cardamom powder - a pinch (optional)
7. Salt - a pinch

Procedure:

• Dry roast rava till it gives out aroma.
• Wash it after roasting (optional).
• Add hot water to it (2 cups approx).
• Keep the pan covered and bring it to boil. Put off the flame. It will get cooked after 5 mins.
• Add jackfruit to it and another cup of water, cook till jackfruit softens.
• Add cashew nuts, jaggery and salt.
• Once jaggery dissolves, add coconut milk.
• Simmer for 5 min.
• Serve hot/ at room temperature / chilled.

Tip:

• Adjust the quantity of coconut milk depending upon the consistency desired.
• You may use regular rava (suji) also.
• Ghee can also be used for roasting.
• You may even prepare it with lots of jackfruit and lesser quantity of rava.