Monday, June 30, 2008

JACKFRUIT PUZHUKKU RECIPE


Ingredients:

12-16 raw jackfruit (kathal)

1 cup coconut (narial) (scraped)

1 tsp rice (chawal)

1/2 cup green gram split (moong dal)

1/2 tsp red chilli (lal mirch) powder

4 red chillies

wholesalt (namak) to taste

2 tblsp coconut (narial) oil (tel)

How to make jackfruit puzhukku:
· Take raw jackfruit cut into 12-16 segments. Choose large jackfruit segments, which are not fully ripe. De-seed and cut into two or three pieces.
· Soak half the coconut with rice and grind lightly.
· Broil the dal in a kadhai for a couple of minutes, cool, wash and boil in two cups water till soft and completely cooked.
· Add the jackfruit sections and continue cooking.
· Add chilli powder, red chilies broken into two and salt. Stir well.
· Add the scraped coconut and the coconut paste to the vegetable. Simmer till it thickens.
· Drizzle the coconut oil on this, remove and serve immediately.

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