Chakka Pradaman With Chakka Varatti, Jackfruit Payasam

          After making Chakka Varatti ( Jackfruit Preserve ) at home, the first dish that I wanted to try out with it was the Ela Ada and the next down the list was this Chakka Pradaman or Payasam. Once you have your Chakka Varatti ready, making this payasam is very easy. It's a very sweet dish, that's how it's supposed to taste but if you feel that it's too sweet for you, then you can leave out the jaggery that I have added to make the Pradaman, the final taste is totally your choice. This is a traditional dish from Kerala and I have followed the recipe from here and I have stuck to the original recipe, since I wanted to get the authentic taste, it's a rich and sweet dish, so enjoy it in moderation..

Tomato Rice With Coconut Milk, Thengai Paal Thakkali Sadam

          Thakkali Sadam, this is the favorite mixed rice in our home, I have already posted one version of it ( the one that I make more often ) here in the blog, I don't use any masalas, garlic or coconut milk in that rice, just plain seasoning and green chillies for spice. Today's rice is another version of Tomato Rice, we cook the rice with tomatoes, coconut milk and it has garlic, it's more like a pilaf. This rice tastes totally different from the first one and the flavors are totally different with the coconut milk and garlic. Both are tasty in their own way, you might like one better than the other, depending upon your choice of flavors..