Chakkarkuru Mulakittathu - Jackfruit seeds in spicy sauce
Servings 4
Ingredients
- Jackfruit seeds - 1 cup soaked in water, skin peeled and outer grated to remove the brown portion (not completely though, leave some on!) and diced into half or quarters
- Onion - 1 medium thinly sliced
- Tomato - 1 medium thinly sliced
- Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
- Tamarind - size of one small lemon soaked in hot water
- Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
- Chilli powder - 1 tsp more if you want it more spicy
- Salt to taste
- Water - 1/2 cup
- For tempering:
- Coconut oil - 2 tbsp
- Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
- Shallots - 5 sliced thinly
- Curry leaves sufficient
Instructions
- Put all the ingredients except the ones for tempering into a pressure cooker and nicely mix it.
- Keep it on high flame till the cooker releases three whistles.
- Now reduce the flame to the lowest possible and let it cook for 25-30 minutes.
- Switch off and allow the steam to be released on its own.
- Once done, open the cooker, give it a nice stir to mix it well.
- Pour oil into a small pan, heat the coconut oil, splutter the mustard seeds.
- Fry the shallots and curry leaves till done.
- Pour it over the chakkarkuru molakittathu and enjoy digging in!!!!