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    Jackfruit Appam | Chakka Appam

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    Updated on September 29, 2021 By Shalini 21 Comments - This post contains affiliate links which means if you use them to make a purchase, I'll earn enough money to maybe buy me a lil' something - an ingredient, probably.

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    Made with one of our favorite seasonal fruits, Chakka Appam has the goodness of ripe jackfruit, jaggery, and coconut. A must have on your visit to Kerala, for sure.

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    When the whole country awaits mangoes in summer, we, Malayalees relish our jackfruits! Yes, some varieties of jackfruits even beat the sweetness of honey. I am glad that I came home this month for I'm getting to devour all these yummilicious fruits.

    There are so many different varieties of dishes, including savory and sweet, that we make out of jackfruit. When compared to Kethal ki Sabji from the Northern parts of the country, these are too good to be true. Yes, I am biased that way for I know how delicious the food made from jackfruit can be.

    Just like Banana Fritters, Chakka Appam is one of the popular tea-time snacks in Kerala. Made with ripe jackfruit, jaggery, grated coconut, and rice flour, these steamed jackfruit cakes are definitely a delicacy that should be relished on your trip to Kerala in summers.

    Chakka Appam itself can be made in different ways. You first make a dough out of pureed ripe jackfruit, jaggery, grated coconut, and rice flour. A small portion of this dough is kept on a piece of banana leaf and flattened with the palm of your hand and is wrapped and steamed. Instead of banana leaf, you can also use the Indian Bay Leaf or Vazhanayila (in Malayalam). I tried my best to get hold of a few leaves but couldn't manage yet (I guess, I will get it tomorrow; if so, I shall click more pics and upload the Vazhanayila Chakka Appam too).

    Also known as Kumbilappam, if you choose to make this in bay leaves, it shall infuse the richness of bay leaves as well to the appam.

    Recipe for Chakka Appam:

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    Jackfruit Appam | Chakka Appam


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    • Total Time: 25 minutes
    • Yield: 20 1x
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    Made with one of our favorite seasonal fruits, Chakka Appam has the goodness of ripe jackfruit, jaggery, and coconut. A must have on your visit to Kerala, for sure.


    Ingredients

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    • 500gms fresh ripe jackfruit
    • 1 cup Jaggery, grated
    • ¾ cup Coconut, grated
    • ½ cup Rice flour
    • ½ tsp Cardamom powder
    • Salt, to taste
    • Banana leaves, to wrap
    • Water, for steaming

    Instructions

    1. Make a puree of the jackfruits.
    2. To the same puree in a blender, add grated coconut, jaggery and cardamon powder. Puree again.
    3. Remove to a bowl, add rice flour and salt.
    4. Make a wet dough. Neither will it be too liquidy nor will it be like roti dough.
    5. Place a piece of the cleaned banana leaf and brush with a little ghee.
    6. Keep a small portion of the dough on it.
    7. Press with the palm of your hand and spread.
    8. Fold/wrap the leaf and steam both sides for about 15 minutes.
    9. Serve hot with evening tea.
    • Prep Time: 10 minutes
    • Cook Time: 15 minutes
    • Category: Tea-time Snack
    • Cuisine: Kerala

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    1. Kala Ravi says

      April 16, 2019 at 9:21 am

      The pics are mouth-watering Shlu! Though I have never made this myself, my mil makes this quite well and quite often too! Love it

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    2. Shilpa Garg says

      April 11, 2019 at 11:02 pm

      Interesting dish. I have never had ripe jackfruit or any dish prepared with it, Here in North india, we use the unripe version and that too as a vegetable. Hope to taste chakka appam sometime!!

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    3. Manas Mukul says

      April 11, 2019 at 10:12 pm

      I like appam...i love jackfruit...i am sure i will love this also. Your digital editing is as good as your posts.
      #ContemplationOfaJoker #Jokerophilia

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    4. zainab says

      April 11, 2019 at 7:52 pm

      I haven't really tried any appam. Your posts always make me hungry 😛

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    5. Soumya says

      April 11, 2019 at 6:23 pm

      I'm salivating just looking at this. I love Jackfruit and I cannot wait to try this at home. Seems healthy as well 🙂

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    6. Priyanka Nair says

      April 11, 2019 at 6:04 pm

      Chakka Appam, I liked it once my Muttashi made it when I was in Kerala.

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    7. Sreevas says

      April 11, 2019 at 3:21 pm

      Reminds me of my home. Thanks

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    8. Vartika Gakhar says

      April 11, 2019 at 2:59 pm

      I wonder how you have a pandora's box full of interesting recipes. I am loving your posts.

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    9. abhijit says

      April 11, 2019 at 12:32 pm

      Looks interesting. In West Bengal we eat jack fruit as a fruit, most commonly. Unripe jack fruit is made a curry. Some call it vegetarian mutton and cooked accordingly.

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    10. Rachna Parmar says

      April 11, 2019 at 12:24 pm

      Yum! I do savour jackfruit. I started relishing this fruit once I moved to Bangalore. Jackfruit appam sounds super tasty. I wish I could find it here.

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    11. Shubhra Rastogi says

      April 11, 2019 at 11:22 am

      Since I love jackfruit, I was wondering how appam would look like and I was amazed by the pictures. I am definitely going to try this. This looks really yummy.

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    12. Suhasini says

      April 11, 2019 at 10:39 am

      Never knew one can make Appam from Jackfruit too. Have to try it once

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      • Shalini says

        April 11, 2019 at 10:41 am

        Oh you must!

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    13. anupriya says

      April 11, 2019 at 9:38 am

      The recipe looks great ofcourse. But your posts are visibly so pleasing that I love to just scroll through this blog site just like that. Keep up the excellent work.

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      • Shalini says

        April 11, 2019 at 10:47 am

        Ah, it means a lot. Thanks a lot, Anupriya!

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    14. Sundari Venkatraman says

      April 11, 2019 at 9:19 am

      Your post and pics made me drool. So yummy I can almost smell the appam. I love jackfruits. Slurp!

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      • Shalini says

        April 11, 2019 at 10:48 am

        Thank you, Mam.

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    15. Mayuri Nidigallu says

      April 11, 2019 at 9:14 am

      I had no clue that a dish like this existed! I LOVE Jackfruit and I LOVE Appams , and this has both! Those pics have me drooling, Shalini. I wish I could have this right now.

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    16. Deepika says

      April 11, 2019 at 8:32 am

      I tested the sweetness of ripening jackfruit. It's amazing. I never tasted the dish but it is looking delicious and the picture of the ripen jack fruit is inviting me.

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    17. Sitharaam Jayakumar says

      April 11, 2019 at 7:32 am

      I am just about to have breakfast in the canteen in Infopark and reading your post has made my mouth water for a bit of jackfruit appam. But I doubt if they would have it on their menu because the only kind of appam they have is the plain one. Another thing I love in Kerala is the PAzhampuri and I also find Malayalees like to put Pineapple pieces in Sambar. Loved the recipe. Will try it out sometime.

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    18. Samira Gupta says

      April 11, 2019 at 12:21 am

      Getting to know so many new dishes through your blog. Really nice to follow you

      Reply

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