Jack fruit - Chakakuru mezhukupuratti and iddi chakka poduthuval. chakka erissery

Tomorrow I will come up with some interesting Jack fruit recipes. In India we use raw and well as ripe jack fruit. Even seeds are used to make tasty curry. 


Do you have Jack fruit in your country? Have you tasted the fruit? Do you like it? Once in Malaysia I tried to taste Durian. Oh my God the smell of the fruit was so strong! But Jack fruit is tasty, yummy and I love it.

This is jack fruit tree and the fruit when cut look like this. Have you seen it? In summer now in Bangalore we are getting ripe golden yellow jack fruit. 

 

                                                 seeds

Ripe jack fruit cut into half

Jack fruit seed curry 

Ingredients

Jack fruit seed - 25
turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
salt as required

coconut grated - 1 tbsp
green chilly - 1
curry leaves - a few

For frying

coconut oil - 1 tbsp
mustard seed - 1 tsp
urad dal - 1/2 tsp
red chilly - 1 broken

Method of Preparation

1. Wash and smash jack fruit seed either using a coconut, or in mortar and piston. Remove the thick white skin using a knife. Cut into thin long pieces. Pressure cook using just enough water by adding turmeric and salt for three whistles.

In a kadai pour coconut oil, allow it to heat add mustard seeds(Let it splutter)urad dal and red chilly.  Add cooked jack fruit seeds to it and slow down the flame. Allow the seeds to roast in slow flame. Smash coconut and green chilly in mortar and piston. Add this to the roasted jack fruit seed. Its very nutritious and tasty. 


Iddi chakka thoran ( Baby jack fruit curry)

 

Ingredients

Iddi chakka  - 1
turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp(optional)
salt - as required

For frying

Coconut oil - 1 tbp                                          
red chilly - 2
mustard seed - 1 tsp
urad dal - 1 tsp

coconut - 2 tbsp
green chilly - 1
curry leves - a few

Method of Preparation

Cut the outer skin and remove the middle thick part (mukku) from jack fruit. Cut into big large pieces. Steam it using salt and turmeric in pressure cooker for three whistles. I have used steaming vessel.  (I will post the pictures the day I make it) Remove from pressure cooker smash the jack fruit into small florets using a matthu( or potato smasher) 

In a mixer make a coarse paste of coconut and green chilly. 

In a kadai pour coconut oil add mustard(let it splutter) urad dal and red chilly. Add jack fruit florets and mix well. Now add coconut paste and mix well. Garnish with curry leaves.

Chakka Erissery

Chakka erissery (Ripe jack fruit curry)

Chakka (ripe) - 20
chakkakuru (jackfruit seed) - 10
turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
salt as required
jaggery - a small piece

For coconut paste

coconut - 2 tbsp
channa dal - 1 tsp
urad dal - 1 tsp
black pepper - 1 tsp
red chilly - 2
Byadgi chilly - 2
curry leaves - a few
coriander - 1/2 tsp
jeera - 1/4 tsp

Coconut oil - 1tsp
mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
curry leaves - a few

Method of  Preparation

Cut and deseed jackfruit. Chop the jackfruit into small pieces. In mortar and piston smash jackfruit seeds, peel the outer skin and keep aside. 

Dry roast coconut, channa dal, urad dal, black pepper, red chilly, byadgi chilly, curry leaves, coriander seeds and jeera till golden brown. Add little water and make a coarse paste.  

Pressure cook jack fruit seeds for two whistles.

Pour a glass of water bring to boil and add chopped jack fruit, turmeric, salt and jaggery.Allow the jack fruit to cook till tender. Add cooked jack fruit seed. Now add the coconut paste and bring to boil. Off the stove. Pour coconut oil in a heated small pan add mustard seeds and allow it to splutter add curry leaves pour on prepare chakka erissery.