Category Archives: Sweet snack

Breakfast, Malabar cuisine, Sweet snack

Jackfruit(Chakka) Ada

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Jack fruit( chakka) Ada is my all time favorite. In Kerala, you get to have chakka ada, chakka varattiyathu,chakka chips during summer(March to May).When you live in a temperate zone where few arils of Jack fruit cost you $5….then you tend to rely on canned Jack fruit imported from Thailand or Philippines. I used the frozen banana leaf from Philippines for this recipe. Chakka ada takes me back to those nostalgic memories of my school summer vacations.

 

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Ingredients:

1.Roasted Rice flour-2 cups
2.Ripe Jack fruit pulp – ½ cup
3.Jaggery- 1 cup
4.Grated coconut – 1 cup
5.Salt- a pinch
6.Cardamoms -3 No
7.Cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp
8.Shallot- 1 No
9.Banana leaves( Vazhayila) for wrapping the Adas

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Desserts/Puddings, Malabar cuisine, Sweet snack

Kinnathappam

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“Kinnathappam” means a sweet rice cake that is steamed in a pan(kinnam). Malayalis use it as a sweet snack or a dessert.For me, it was one of the best afterschool snacks…ummmm… just like neyyappam or unniyappam. The choice is yours whether to have a fried snack or a steamed one.

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Ingredients

Raw Rice – 1cup
Egg white -1 No
Sugar- 1/2cup
Coconut grated -1 cup
Cardamom whole -3
Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
Shallot- 1 N0
Ghee- 1 tbsp

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Malabar cuisine, Sweet snack

Sukhiyan

Sukhiyan is another mouthwatering snack of Kerala. These are sweet green gram balls dipped in batter and deep fried. Similar to bonda preparation but a sweet delicacy. Try it for yourself and let me know the feedback…

 

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Ingredients

Green gram (whole) – 1 cup
Jaggery – ½ cup
Grated coconut- ½ cup
Cardamom powder ½ teaspoon
Ghee- 1 tablespoon
Maida/All purpose flour- 1 cup
Water-as required
Oil-for deep frying
Salt a pinch

Method

1. Cook the Green gram adding 1 1/2 cup water, and when it is almost done add a pinch of salt. Do not overcook, then it will be difficult to mould into medium lemon size balls.

2. Heat Ghee in a heavy bottomed saucepan.When it melts, add jaggery. Mix well and let it melt.

3. Add the grated coconut,mix well.Add the green gram and cardamom powder.

4. Saute everything for a couple of minutes and then remove from the stove.

5. Make small lemon size balls with the cooked mixture.

6. Make a medium thick batter with Maida with a pinch of salt and water.

7. Heat oil in a wok.Once it starts smoking slightly,dip each of the green gram balls in the batter,coating it uniformly, and then gently transfer into the hot oil and deep fry till crispy texture.

 

Malabar cuisine, Sweet snack

Rice Flakes Balls (Aval Unda)

Similar to the rice balls(Ari Unda or Avalose Unda), but with a slight variation. Here, rice flakes (pressed rice) are used instead of rice grains. ‘Quick and Easy’ recipe for the busy working Moms & Dads.

 

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Ingredients

1. Rice flakes (Aval) – 3 cups
2. Coconut (grated) – 1 cup
3. Jaggery (grated) – 1 cup
4  Cashew nuts- 1/2 cup

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Eggless Recipes, Malabar cuisine, Sweet snack

Eggless Unnakaya/ Kaayada

This is one of the delicacies of the Malabaris in Kerala, usually prepared for newly weds, guests and during the holy month of Ramadan. It is made with semi-ripe plantains. The authentic recipe includes egg as one of the ingredients. Here I have the “No-Egg” version.

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Preparation time 30 minutes
Cooking time 2 to 4 minutes
Yields 8 to 10 (depends on the size of the plantains)

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