Name: Jackfruit Halwa recipe by Swathi Joshnaa Sathish at BetterButter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: Ripe Jackfruit seedless 40 pieces; Water 100 ml; Corn starch 100 ml; Cardamom powder 1/2 teaspoon; Ghee 6 tablespoons; Palm sugar 3 teaspoons ( adjust based on the fruit ‘s sweetness ); Cashews 20 chopped

ABOUT Jackfruit Halwa RECIPE

Very common Indian foods even are the most craved ,longed , highly expensive foods in foreign countries . Only NRIs could understand what I really mean . One such most craved fruit is jackfruit . I reside in Riyadh , the capital of Saudi Arabia . It’s quite easy to find and procure exotic fruits whereas it’s really tough to see or buy few of our Desi fruits . And yeah I am talking about Jackfruit here . Jackfruit is called as Palapazham in Tamil . This is one major fruit that falls under the category Mukkanigal( Most special three fruits ) . Jackfruit Halwa is one traditional dessert from South India . It’s one must have dessert of Kerala . Let’s get started with this delicious , nutritive dessert .

Ingredients Serving: 5

Ripe Jackfruit seedless 40 pieces
Water 100 ml
Corn starch 100 ml
Cardamom powder 1/2 teaspoon
Ghee 6 tablespoons
Palm sugar 3 teaspoons ( adjust based on the fruit ‘s sweetness )
Cashews 20 chopped

Instructions

Firstly , boil the jackfruit pieces in 100 ml water ( along with its juices released while deseeding) .
Don’t over-boil .
Bring the boiled hot mixture to room temperature .
Blend into a smooth purée.
Don’t add any extra liquid while blending .
Heat 1 tablespoon ghee in a wide nonstick pan .
Fry the cashews in the hot ghee and keep them aside .
Pour the ground jackfruit purée to the remaining hot ghee .
Sauté in medium flame till the purée starts firming .
At this stage add corn starch .
Stir continuously ensuring there are no lumps formed .
Add 3 teaspoons sugar . Go easy with the palm sugar if the fruit tastes too sweet .
Keep stirring .
Sugar melts and halwa turns glossy at one point .
Add cardamom powder .
Add ghee gradually while stirring till it attains halwa no sticky one mass consistency .
Finally add roasted cashews .
Drizzle ghee on the hot halwa .
Grease a tray and pour the halwa on the tray .
Cool and cut into desired shapes or serve as it is just by scooping .
Serve and relish halwa warm .

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