Chakkakuru Payasam ~ Jackfruit Seeds Payasam

Just returned home after a nice family get together. Really enjoyed it to the core, a lot of talking and laughing… it’s been quite some time since we have had such a get together. Also considering the fact that this week will see the advent of Ramadan, which will mean a serious shortness of time in case of social activities as most of the time will go in a lot of religious activities, this get together was really enjoyed. Even though I am feeling tired, I am seriously feeling nice about it. 🙂

 

Once, my biggest-support colleague bought some payasam for us, so lovingly made by his wife. As usual, I got it in a little cup and being a food blogger, he wanted me to guess the ingredients that went into it. Seriously, I should tell you that I am very bad at guessing. When you sit to guess what goes into food, then how do you really enjoy it and eat?? Am I right or wrong?? 🙂 I told him that I wouldn’t guess, rather enjoy it. He was adamant that I guess with what the payasam was made. As usual, I lost! It tasted exactly like parippu pradhaman – a kheer made with chana dal, so I thought it was that. Then he told me that it was jackfruit seeds. I asked him, “What??? Can you tell me one more time??” Very soon, I was on the phone with his wife asking her for the recipe and really there was nothing complicated in it. But I should admit that the payasam I made was not even close to what she had made. It was really awesome. So then why do I post this recipe if I wasn’t satisfied with the end result? Because – the next time I get my stock of jackfruit seeds, I am going to improvise on it again and update this post then… 🙂