tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post3473846082954995658..comments2024-02-10T17:29:10.269+05:30Comments on Raji's Ramblings: JACKFRUIT JAM - A LABOUR OF LOVERAJI MUTHUKRISHNANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09767924355822361427noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-31840770388931856752014-05-28T23:59:33.073+05:302014-05-28T23:59:33.073+05:30There is a close cousin DURYAN which is banned fro...There is a close cousin DURYAN which is banned from being carried in mass transport services/facilities mainly in SINGAPORE & perhaps in the SAARC region mainly for its strong intoxicating odour. venkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014249099934554607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-12626883133888300782008-07-06T00:21:00.000+05:302008-07-06T00:21:00.000+05:30Oh I am weak with the desire to taste the chakkaiv...Oh I am weak with the desire to taste the chakkaivaratti - oh dear here I go into a swoon ...nothing can be more deliciously evocative than this taste that is above all !! I am in Lakshmi Nivas all over again.Vijihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14238730436295766322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-84759982361955908202008-07-01T09:56:00.000+05:302008-07-01T09:56:00.000+05:30Thanks everyone. The delicacy seems to have trigge...Thanks everyone. The delicacy seems to have triggered off nostalgia...<BR/><BR/>Lakshmi, like you I too have seen them grow in my grandmother's house.<BR/><BR/>AT, thanks - 'chakka varatti' or 'velayichathu' the delicacy is delicious. And thank you for the tip to identify the 'chakka'. <BR/><BR/>Swarna -thank you. Jam making - under my belt now.<BR/><BR/>Flower girl, Gurooji - visit soon,then. <BR/><BR/>Gardenia, wish I could.<BR/><BR/>Indrani, Pradeep, Happy Kitten - thank you all for the nice comments.<BR/><BR/>Lakshmi, what memories ! How can I forget Manni and her labour of love. Maiji too went back to her youth and said she would hear the gentle thuds Manni chopping the 'chakka cholai' late in the night, after she had finished all her housework. And yes, the 'chakka kottai mezhukku varatti' was delicious, too.RAJI MUTHUKRISHNANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767924355822361427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-14305455629201650642008-06-30T20:48:00.000+05:302008-06-30T20:48:00.000+05:30Raji, The jam looks delish! Save some for me?We ha...Raji, <BR/><BR/>The jam looks delish! Save some for me?<BR/>We have a pala maram at home, and V. and I constantly make fun of my m-i-l who obsessively tracks them.<BR/>And you're right--the smell is a bit much. After all, some version of a pazhamozhi insists that you cannot hide a pala pazham and pregnancy for too long :)Guroojihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03298739577485334247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-68402915652123656872008-06-30T16:49:00.000+05:302008-06-30T16:49:00.000+05:30Yea Labour of love it is...as Swarna said, even my...Yea Labour of love it is...as Swarna said, even my MIl is an expert and she just cant let go off an year without a "Chakka Vazhatiyethe" (oh different names!)... although my Hubby is not one of it's ardent admirer, his brother is.. and also her daughter-in-law.. that is me!Happy Kittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14406399936808407736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-11028080942071480402008-06-26T20:05:00.000+05:302008-06-26T20:05:00.000+05:30reminded me of our Manni making so much chakavarat...reminded me of our Manni making so much chakavaratti at tvm. So much she used to make from the 3 or 4 trees which were in the compound. And then dear manni used to keep it in diff.jars for all her children to take with them when they came on vacation. I was there, no,so all that came to my mind when I read this post Raji.and do you remember the chakka appam and valsan that was made at thatha's house? Even I have aanjafied the chakkai.<BR/>Lovely post Raji. Hope you roasted some chakka kottais and ate.<BR/>And the pics are very nice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-76091708206113730672008-06-26T16:52:00.000+05:302008-06-26T16:52:00.000+05:30Raji, great post and lovely pictures, too!I wish t...Raji, great post and lovely pictures, too!<BR/>I wish the chakkavarati could be 'posted' in more ways than one!Gowri Mohanakrishnanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060601235118339248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-61312788859483703102008-06-26T12:03:00.000+05:302008-06-26T12:03:00.000+05:30This is very unique to south India... It was somet...This is very unique to south India... It was something I looked forward to in my childhood. Now in Bangalore, it's difficult to recreate the same thing. If we happen to go to Kerala during the summer, chakka varatti is something we still long for.Pradeep Nairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873369124947878452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-58203618765095297562008-06-26T09:32:00.000+05:302008-06-26T09:32:00.000+05:30Mmmm... mouth watering post!Mmmm... mouth watering post!Indranihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13097788106899971708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-52117978888559108992008-06-26T09:27:00.000+05:302008-06-26T09:27:00.000+05:30Any left?! We'll be visiting soon!Any left?! We'll be visiting soon!flowergirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13583733876810341137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-48244307941894173732008-06-26T07:38:00.000+05:302008-06-26T07:38:00.000+05:30Labour of love it is. My MIL and FIl used to make ...Labour of love it is. My MIL and FIl used to make batches of chakkavaratti every year (the long lasting variety), and a few of those packets can be traced in freezers in Boston and Toronto!<BR/>I love jackfruit but can understand that for locals, 'familiarity bred contempt'. During a recent visit to hubby's relatives in Kerala, I pointed out that it shd be a strategic move to marry outside Kerala, so that someone in the family looks at them fondly!<BR/>Hope you have picked up the art of jam-making!Swarnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01623334723468773313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-39764318834332690562008-06-26T00:18:00.000+05:302008-06-26T00:18:00.000+05:30Good post, Raji. In the photo the 'chakka varatti'...Good post, Raji. In the photo the 'chakka varatti' (we call it 'chakka velayichathu') looks delicious. It reminded me of what Ammachi (my mother) used to make. <BR/><BR/>I remember being told once that the clue to identify 'varikka' and 'koozha' is that the spikes on the outer skin would be sharp in the former and smoother in the latter. Can't vouch for it though.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for mentioning me in the post.<BR/><BR/>All the best.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13391953993560698130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-85801214511781914732008-06-25T23:36:00.000+05:302008-06-25T23:36:00.000+05:30A nice post. My granny's house has a jackfruit tre...A nice post. My granny's house has a jackfruit tree and even they have similar expereinces with jackfruits and cutting them.Lakshmi Bharadwajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03212991591359341995noreply@blogger.com