Kerala
Chakka ada
Ripe jackfruit and jaggery folded in rice dough and steamed in a leaf. Kerala summer, wrapped.
50 minTime
3 gProtein each
mildSpice
Make it your way
Grandma's wayVarikka chakka, home roasted rice flour, vazhayila.
The original296kcal
3 gprotein
3 gfibre
50minutes
Chakka ada as Kerala homes make it in jackfruit season.
Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table. Grandma's way is the starting point the other versions are compared with.
Ingredients
Method
5 steps- 1Mix rice flour and salt with hot water to a soft, smooth dough. Cover and rest.
- 2Cook jackfruit with jaggery and 2 tbsp water until soft and jammy. Add coconut, ghee and cardamom and cook until dry.
- 3Wilt banana leaf pieces over a flame. Spread a thin layer of dough on each with wet fingers.
- 4Spoon filling on one half and fold the leaf over. Press the edges gently.
- 5Steam for 15 minutes until the dough turns translucent.
Serve it like this
Serve warm in its leaf, unfolded at the table so the steam and fragrance escape.