Raw Jackfruit Curry
This recipe gives you a quick and easy way to enjoy raw jackfruit which is packed with many health benefits. You can relish this curry with Jowar Bhakri or chapati and sliced onion.
Ingredients
- 300 gm Raw Jackfruit Peeled and chopped in cube shape
Masala Ingredients
- 2 qty Onions Thinly Sliced
- 1 cup Dry grated coconut
- 6-8 qty Garlic cloves
- 3 qty Cloves
- 1 inch Ginger
- 1 qty Cardamom
- 2 inch Cinnamon
- 2 qty Black pepper
- 1 tbsp Cumin seeds
Tempering Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Mustard and Cumin seeds
- 3 tbsp Cooking oil
- 4-5 qty Curry Leaves
- 2 qty Bay Leaf
- 1 tbsp Red Chilli powder
- 1 tbsp Turmeric powder
- Salt To taste
For Garnishing
- Chopped Coriander For Garnishing
Instructions
Cutting the Raw Jackfruit
- To begin making the Raw Jackfruit curry, let us first cut the Raw Jackfruit. For that, you have to apply oil on your palms, knife and cutting board.
- Remove the skin properly, rinse the peeled Jackfruit. Then chop the Jackfruit in a medium cube shape and remove the seeds.Generally, I get the peel removed from the vegetable vendor. Keep aside in saltwater so that pieces will not become brown.
Boil the Raw Jackfruit Cubes
- The next step is to boil the raw jackfruit cubes.In a small pressure cooker add jackfruit cubes, and little water and one-inch tamarind or kokum. Cook it up to 3 whistles and turn off the heat.
- Meanwhile, prepare the curry masala.In a medium-sized Kadai add a tsp of oil, add sliced onion and saute for 1 minute.
- Then add dry grated coconut and roast everything well till it becomes golden brown in colour.
- The next step is to make a fine paste, in a blender or mixture pot add roasted onion, coconut and other masala ingredients, make a fine paste. Add little water if required.
- Now in a plain girdle or tawa add tbsp of oil and saute the cooked jackfruit cubes till golden brown from all the sides.
Tempering
- For tempering heat 3 tbsp cooking oil in a pressure cooker, add mustard and cumin seeds, curry leaves, bay leaves. Stir well to combine.
- Now add the ground masala saute for one minute add chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and raw jackfruit cubes.
- Mix all the ingredients well, cook for 2 minutes.
- Now add 2 ½ cups hot water. Mix everything well. Cover the pressure cooker and cook curry for 3 whistles and turn off the heat.
- Allow pressure to release naturally. Once pressure has released, turn off the heat. Open the lid, add in the freshly chopped coriander.
- Check the salt and spices and adjust accordingly.
- Transfer to a serving bowl and serve hot.
- Raw jackfruit curry is now ready!! Serve along with Jowar Bhakri or chapati and sliced onion.
