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Chakka Nei Appam / Jackfruit Sweet Paniyaram

June 22, 2016 By Priya Shiva 20 Comments

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It is jackfruit season here and thought of making these Chakka Nei appams today. These jackfruit sweet paniyaram are so close to my heart as my mom used to make it. I can’t get the perfection like her but I tried them out and my family enjoyed it.

My mom was from Palakkad, Kerala and that’s why you might find a Kerala touch in my cooking. I have grownup eating dishes like kadala curry with puttu, chakka pradhaman etc. I want my family to enjoy these dishes too and often prepare it for them. I even treasure few old things which mom passed on to me like this vilakku (lamp).

 

kerala style vilakku lamp

Isn’t it beautiful? This lamp has been in my family for generations and my mom always wanted me to have it. I don’t treasure it because it is antique and valuable. I treasure it for the beautiful memories attached to it. This lamp has always been lit for special occasions, festivals and worship God. So, I light it today to bring that positive vibe in my house. Traditions stay alive when you believe in it…

nei appams

These Chakka nei appam are easy to make and you will love them if you have fondness for traditional sweets. They are mainly made with rice, jaggery and jackfruit adds an extra sweetness to them.

You can also watch this video to make nei appams without jackfruit:

 

All you need is the appe pan to make these delicious Jackfruit sweet paniyaram. So, sharing the step-wise recipe for making chakka nei appam. Try it out this jackfruit season and enjoy with your family.

jackfruit sweet paniyaram

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Chakka Nei Appam / Jackfruit Sweet Paniyaram

Course Snack
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Servings 20 paniyaram
Author Priya Shiva

Ingredients

  • Raw rice - 1 cup
  • Urad dal/white lentil - 1 tbsp
  • fenugreek seeds/mendiyam/methi seeds - ¼ tsp
  • Grated jaggery - 1 cup
  • Jackfruit - 1/4 cup chopped
  • Banana - 1/4 cup chopped
  • Green Cardamom - 2 powdered
  • Finely chopped Coconut - 1 tbsp
  • Ghee/Nei/Clarified butter - ½ cup

Instructions

  1. Clean and soak rice with fenugreek seeds, urad dal for 2 hours. Now grind it in your wet grinder by adding jaggery, cardamom pods and chopped jackfruit and banana along with it.
  2. Use minimum water required to grind it to make a smooth batter. Transfer the batter in a closed pan and keep it undisturbed for minimum 2-3 hours for fermentation.
  3. Just before making appams, add chopped coconut to the batter.
  4. Now heat the appe pan as shown in the above picture and add 2 tsp ghee to each partition.
  5. Pour the batter in each partition and cook it on low flame.
  6. Cook for few minutes and then turn it with a stick to cook the other side.
  7. Remove it from the appe pan once it turn golden brown.
  8. Follow the same step for the whole batter and keep adding ghee to cook the appams.

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Filed Under: Traditional Recipes Tagged With: gluten-free recipes, jackfruit, Jaggery, Nei appam, Recipes using Jaggery, rice, sweet paniyaram

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Comments

  1. Binjal's VEG Kitchen says

    June 22, 2016 at 7:49 pm

    Looks so yum! love that lamp pic!

    Reply
    • Priya Shiva says

      June 22, 2016 at 9:04 pm

      thank you Binjal <3

      Reply
  2. Janani Rakesh Kumar says

    June 22, 2016 at 10:55 pm

    Awesome Priya! I lov paniyarams! soo yummy! lovely clicks!

    Reply
    • Priya Shiva says

      June 22, 2016 at 10:59 pm

      Thank you Janani <3

      Reply
  3. Amanda Mason says

    June 23, 2016 at 10:56 am

    I love the story of your lamp and mom!! Such special moments in our lives that we must treasure! I’ve never heard of these!! These look so yummy though! They remind me of little cornbread muffins! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Priya Shiva says

      June 23, 2016 at 11:10 am

      Thank you Amanda 🙂

      Reply
  4. Rafeeda says

    June 23, 2016 at 11:16 am

    Who said they are not perfect? They just look perfect! I am craving to have a couple of them now…

    Reply
    • Priya Shiva says

      June 23, 2016 at 11:26 am

      Thank you Rafee <3 <3

      Reply
  5. Daniela Apostol says

    June 23, 2016 at 11:46 am

    I’m not familiar with jackfruit, but the recipe looks lovely. Nothing like a family favourite to share with your loved ones!

    Reply
    • Priya Shiva says

      June 23, 2016 at 12:10 pm

      Thank you Daniela <3

      Reply
  6. Claudia | Gourmet Project says

    June 23, 2016 at 2:08 pm

    I always learn something new on your blog. Do you think I could substitute jackfruits? it won’t be easy to find them hee in Rome 🙁

    Reply
    • Priya Shiva says

      June 23, 2016 at 2:13 pm

      You can substitute it with banana 🙂

      Reply
  7. shelby says

    June 23, 2016 at 3:34 pm

    I’ve never had jackfruit and not sure what it looks like, guess I better hit google! I love the photo of your lamp, I think it’s beautiful and like you I have treasured items from my family that will be held close to my heart!

    Reply
    • Priya Shiva says

      June 23, 2016 at 3:43 pm

      Thank you Shelby 🙂

      Reply
  8. Jayasri says

    June 23, 2016 at 8:01 pm

    Love Neiappams looking at look clicks, I feel like picking them up straight from the screen

    Reply
    • Priya Shiva says

      June 23, 2016 at 8:22 pm

      Thank you Jayasri 🙂

      Reply
  9. Janani says

    August 25, 2016 at 10:37 am

    I love your nei appam recipe.. it come so perfect everytime. Shall try this chakka version also sometime.

    Reply
    • Priya Shiva says

      August 25, 2016 at 12:14 pm

      Thank you. I’m glad to hear that you the recipe works for you 🙂

      Reply

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