Jackfruit payasam with jaggery
A sweet pudding made with ripe jackfruit, jaggery, and rice flour, golden coconut cooked in ghee, and a hint of cardamom.
This pudding is made with ripe jackfruit, whose flesh gives the dessert a fruity and naturally sweet flavor. It is a festive dessert from Kerala.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time20 min
- Cook time1 hr
- Total1 hr 20 min
- DifficultyMedium
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodSlow cooking
- Estimated cost$9.80 $1.63 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Vegetarian
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
people
- $6.81
- $0.44
- $0.27
- $1.12
- $1.16
Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Cut the shank into small pieces, place it in water, and cook it for a long time until it is tender.
- Squeeze the cooked meat in a cloth to extract the juice and remove the fibers. ≈ 3 min
- In this mixture, add the rice flour and a little water, then bring to a boil.
- Melt the jaggery into a thick syrup, then add it to the mixture, stirring frequently to prevent it from sticking.
- Once the mixture thickens, add the cardamom.
- Toast the coconut in the ghee.
- Add it to the payasam before serving. ≈ 4 min
The bill
Jackfruit payasam with jaggery
- 400 g of ripe quince segments (about 2 cups)$6.81
- 60 g of rice flour (½ cup)$0.44
- 1/4 teaspoon of ground cardamom$0.27
- 60 ml of fresh coconut, chopped into small pieces (about ¼ cup)$1.12
- ghee, for frying$1.16
Total$9.80
that's $1.63 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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