Jackfruit appam/ Jackfruit sweet paniyaram is a soft, spongy, fluffy and delicious sweet prepared with raw rice, ripe jackfruit and jaggery. Yes regular nei appam batter is given a twist by adding jackfruit which makes the dish flavorful and super delish. I prepared this jackfruit sweet paniyaram in appe pan but you can try deep frying as well, but making it in appe pan is more healthy.
Last week we found this jackfruit in store and since the the number of chakka/ jackfruit was more I wanted to make some new recipe with it so tried making appam and it turned out super hit at home. We usually add ripe bananas to the sweet paniyaram/ appam, adding chakka/ ripe jackruit gives the nei appam a unique taste and flavorful. I have heard that people make instant appam with chakka/ jackfruit using rice flour or wheat flour since I was not sure about the outcome tried to make in traditional method by soaking and grinding rice. I cooked the sweet appam with ghee as it enhances the taste, so don’t skip it. So let’s get to the making of jackfruit nei appam! You may be interested in other recipes below:
How to make Jackfruit appam with step by step images
Wash and soak raw rice/ pacharisi in enough water for 3 to 4 hours.
After 3 to 4 hours of soaking, add the soaked rice in a blender (without water), jackfruit and jaggery. Grind into fine batter without adding any water.
Now transfer the jackfruit batter to a bowl. The batter should be thick as shown in the picture. Now to the batter add cardamom powder and baking soda. Mix well and make the appam immediately as we have added baking soda to the batter.
Now heat paniyaram/ appe pan grease each mold with some ghee, then add batter in each mold. Cover it with a lid and cook in medium flame. When the edges brown flip it carefully and cook till done. When done transfer the cooked sweet appam to a plate and serve it hot.