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    Chakka Varattiyathu Recipe

    August 22, 2022 By Aarthi 14 Comments

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    Chakka Varattiyathu Recipe with step by step pictures. This Chakka Varatti is a unique recipe made with ripe jackfruits and cooked in jaggery.

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS
    1. About Chakka Varatti Recipe
    2. 📖 Recipe
    3. Chakka Varattiyathu Recipe | Chakka Varatti Recipe | Jackfruit Preserves
    4. Chakka Varattiyathu Recipe Step by Step
    5. Frequently Asked Questions? FAQ?

    Chakka Varattiyathu Recipe

    This halwa is one of my all time favourite. But we don't make this often, because we dont have jackfruit tree in our home. But my aunt has that in her house, so whenever there is a ripe fruit in that tree, she sent half of that large fruit to our home. Most of the time we eat it as it is, if the fruits are too sweet. But sometimes the fruit wont be that sweet, so it need some help and it would be transformed into this or payasam.

    About Chakka Varatti Recipe

    Chakkavaratty, Chakka Varattiyathu, Jackfruit Preserves, Chakka Varatti or Jackfruit Halwa is a jackfruit-based food. The fruit is peeled and cut into small pieces after the seeds have been removed. The fruit is then cooked with ghee and jaggery until it has the consistency of a paste or jam.

    Chakka Varatti sweet is pretty easy to make, each people have their own way of making it. My aunt used to chop the fruit finely and cook them in jaggery syrup and make this. But i find that very time consuming, because you have to spend quite a long time separating the fruits from the rough jack fruit. So this is how i do it. It is easy and and delicious.

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    Ingredients for Chakka Varattiyathu Recipe (Jackfruit Preserves)

    • Jackfruit / Chakka - 6 cups
    • Jaggery - 1.5 cups grated
    • Ghee - 4 to 5 tbsp
    • Water - 1.5 cup

    Jackfruit / Chakka :

    When you get to the inside, it has the texture of shredded meat—ripe jackfruit has a surprisingly sweet flavour that tastes like a combination of mango, pineapple, and banana, or exactly like Juicy Fruit gum.

    Jaggery :

    Depending on its composition, jaggery can taste like fresh cane juice, maple syrup, caramel, or molasses. The unrefined natural sweetener is available in a variety of colours, including light amber, golden brown, and dark brown. Jaggery is known by many different names, including gur in Urdu, gud in Hindi, and vellam in Tamil.

    Ghee :

    Ghee tends to be one of those hyperbole-inducing foods, like macarons and gelato, that people describe quite dramatically as being heavenly or the best thing ever. In actuality, ghee tastes like a cleaner, richer, more decadent version of butter itself.

     
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    Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..

    How to Make Chakka Varattiyathu Recipe (Jackfruit preserves)

    1. Take jackfruit and 1 cup of water in a pressure cooker. Cover and pressure cook for 3 whistle, simmer the flame for 10 mins. Turn off the heat.
    2. Now transfer this mix to a kadai.
    3. Take jaggery and ½ cup of water in a sauce pan, heat so the jaggery is melted. Strain this and add to the jackfruit mix.
    4. Now heat this on high heat and let the mixture gets thick.
    5. Keep cooking them and keep stirring, it will get dark in color and very thick.
    6. Add ghee at this point and keep mixing them,
    7. At a stage it will leave the sides of the kadai like a halwa.
    8. Turn off the heat and let it cool.
    9. Serve.
     
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    Chakka Varattiyathu Recipe | Chakka Varatti Recipe | Jackfruit Preserves

    Chakka Varattiyathu Recipe with step by step pictures. This is a unique recipe made with ripe jackfruits and cooked in jaggery.
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 1 hr
    Total Time 1 hr 10 mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine Indian
    Servings 2 cups
    Calories 263 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 6 cups Jackfruit / Chakka
    • 1.5 cups Jaggery grated
    • 4 to 5 tbsp Ghee
    • 1.5 cup Water

    Instructions
     

    • Take jaggery and ½ cup of water in a sauce pan, heat so the jaggery is melted. Strain this and add to the jackfruit mix.
    • Now heat this on high heat and let the mixture gets thick.
    • Keep cooking them and keep stiring, it will get dark in colour and very thick.
    • Add ghee at this point and keep mixing them,
    • At a stage it will leave the sides of the kadai like a halwa.
    • Turn off the heat and let it cool.
    • Serve.

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    Nutrition Facts
    Chakka Varattiyathu Recipe | Chakka Varatti Recipe | Jackfruit Preserves
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 263 Calories from Fat 270
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 30g46%
    Saturated Fat 19g119%
    Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
    Monounsaturated Fat 9g
    Cholesterol 77mg26%
    Sodium 9mg0%
    Protein 0.1g0%
    Calcium 5mg1%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
    Keyword Chakka varattiyathu, Halwa Recipe
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    Chakka Varattiyathu Recipe Step by Step

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    Separate the fruit from the jackfruit
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    Take them in a pressure cooker
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    Add a cup of water
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    cover and pressure cook
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    now the fruits are completely cooked
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    take them in a kadai
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    Now take some jaggery in a sauce pan
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    Add water to it
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    Heat so the jaggery is melted
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    strain them
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    this is the jaggery syrup
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    Pour it in
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    Mix well
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    Keep cooking them
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    it will start to get thick
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    Now the excess water has evaporated
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    You have to keep cooking it for 15 mins or so, till it reaches this consistency..Keep stiring and mashing them
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    Add in ghee at this point
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    keep cooking them..I added around 4 tblspn of ghee
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    At a point the mixture will leave the sides of the pan..this is the right consistency
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    Serve
     

    Frequently Asked Questions? FAQ?

    Is Chakka Varatti good for health?


    Jackfruit is high in potassium and a good source of vitamin C. Jackfruit's potassium content aids in blood pressure regulation. The fruit is also anti-cancer, anti-hypertensive, anti-aging, antioxidant, and anti-ulcer.

    Where is Jack fruit originally from?


    It is thought to have originated in India. The name "jackfruit" was most likely derived from what the Portuguese called it, "jaca," which was most likely a variant of the name "chakka pazham" used in southern India. Other names for jackfruit include kathal in
    Bangladesh, kanun in Thailand, and nangka in Malaysia.

    Does jackfruit increase diabetes?


    Jackfruit contains natural sugars that cause an increase in blood glucose (sugar) levels. Raw jackfruit contains 28.8 g of sugar per 150 g. However, because of its protein and fibre content, jackfruit can still be beneficial to diabetics because it is digested slowly by the body and does not spike blood sugar levels.

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    1. Sheba

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      Mouth watering..I love chakka varatiyathu

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    2. Rathna Rosy

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      Lovely... Pass this plate of halwa to me...

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    3. suresh

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      We had a jackfruit that was not very ripe but we had to cut it as it was getting spoilt. Bit of googling got me to your site. I followed your instructions and made this halwa. It does not have the same colour as yours but it is extremely tasty. Actually, I am not sure how this is supposed to taste because we never had it before. In any case, scored lots of brownie points from wife☺. Thanks a lot for the recipe. I will come back to look for more.

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    4. suresh

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      We had a jackfruit that was not very ripe but we had to cut it as it was getting spoilt. Bit of googling got me to your site. I followed your instructions and made this halwa. It does not have the same colour as yours but it is extremely tasty. Actually, I am not sure how this is supposed to taste because we never had it before. In any case, scored lots of brownie points from wife☺. Thanks a lot for the recipe. I will come back to look for more.

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    5. Rev. Godson

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      This ill try when I come to Kanyakumary next week.

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    6. Anonymous

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      Six cup of jackfruit means approximately how many jackfruit

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    7. Aarthi

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      @Anonymousaround 50 to 60 jackfruit

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    8. Javad

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      Godddd!!! This is heavenly. Your precise recipes makes cooking so easy. It turned out exactly like in your pictures. Thank you!!!! 😛

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    9. Sarika Suman

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      Looking so good...i wanna try the recipe

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    10. Anonymous

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      Thank you for sharing the recipe. Since we have jackfruit in abundance, I tried the recipe today. The color turned out exactly like in the pics. It was lovely taste. A
      recipe to keep and share.

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    11. Shamim Nilofar

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      Awesome recipe aarthi its already drooling so am not gonna eat jackfruit gonna prepare this yummy halwa

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    12. Shamim Nilofar

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      Awesome recipe aarthi its already drooling so am not gonna eat jackfruit gonna prepare this yummy halwa

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    13. Sabreena

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      Thankyou...the recipe was easy to follow and the dish is superb

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    14. Sue

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      Good recipe, thank you. I made a small quantity and it came out well!

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