Jackfruit Preserve (Chakkavaratti) Ice Cream

This is one of my innovations. This ice cream is done with chakkavaratti which is basically a jackfruit preserve or jam. This chakkavaratti is a Keralite recipe. They make Chakka Paysam out of the varatti and garnish it with tiny coconut bits. It is extremely tasty. I tried this ice cream on the day I made a batch of chakkavaratti. Not a lot of people love the taste of jackfruit, so you will definitely need to have a liking for this fruit to enjoy this ice cream.

Prep Time: 10 hrs

Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

For the jackfruit preserve

• 6 Jackfruits

• 1/2 cup Jaggery

For the ice cream

• 1 cup Whipping cream

• 1/2 cup Condensed milk

Instructions

For the preserve

1. De-seed the jackfruits and chop them roughly

2. Puree this in a blender with very little water

3. In a pan, take jaggery and add very little water and boil till it becomes a thick honey-like consistency

4. Strain this to remove impurities and take it back in the pan

5. Add the jackfruit puree and cook till you get a jam – this is called chakkavaratti in Malayalam.

For the ice cream

1. In a cold hand mixer or whipping vessel, take the whipping cream and whip till you get firm peaks

2. Add the condensed milk and whip retaining the peaks

3. Put this in an ice cream tray and freeze for 2 hours

4. Remove and beat it once again

5. Swirl in the jackfruit preserve as much as you need making sure that you mix it thoroughly and infuse into the ice cream

6. Freeze it overnight

Notes

• The jackfruit preserve can be stored in the refrigerator for many months. It can be used to make chakkavaratti pradhaman (jackfruit paysam) or chakkappam (steamed rice cakes with jackfruit preserve) etc. for the paysam

• They generally add small bits of coconut, so you can add coconut pieces as garnish for the icecream to get the authentic taste of south indian jackfruit dish