Jackfruit Idli

Ingredients:

Ripe Jackfruit flesh(paste) 1 cup

Semolina ½ cup
Jaggery (powdered) ¼ - ½ cup
Cardamom powder ¼ tsp
Nutmeg powder pinch
Salt pinch
Water
Ghee

Method:

1. Chop the Jackfruit flesh into small pieces.

2. Heat the ghee in a pan and fry the semolina until you get a nice aroma. Let it cool.

3. Grind the chopped Jackfruit, powdered jaggery, cardamom powder, nutmeg powder and salt along with little water into fine paste. Transfer the paste into a bowl.

4. Add semolina to the ground paste and mix well. Consistency of this batter is slightly thicker and drier than Idli batter. Rest the batter for 1 hr.

5. Grease the Idli plates with ghee and pour the batter into it.

6. Keep the Idli plates in cooker or Idli maker and cook for 25-30 minutes.

7. Serve hot Jackfruit idlis with Ghee.