Idichakka thoran
Tender jackfruit, seasoned and stir-fried
Tender jackfruit, seasoned and stir-fried
Tender jackfruit, seasoned and stir-fried
Jackfruit is sure the rage during the summers in Kerala, but have you tried the tender jackfruit stir-fry? Its soft innards are perfectly cooked and then sauteed with coconut and other condiments to perfect the savouriness.
Ingredients
3 cups tender jackfruit (boiled in very little water along with salt and turmeric, shredded)
½ tsp cumin seeds
2-3 red chillies
½ tsp crushed red chilli
1 cup grated coconut
2 dsp coconut oil
½ tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp raw rice
1/4 cup shallots or onion, sliced thin
Preparation
In a pan, heat oil
Pop the mustard seeds and follow it up with rice and red chillies
Add the sliced onion and saute well
Now, grind the coconut with cumin seeds and crushed red chilli adding no water
Add this to the pan and saute well with the coconut
Now add the cooked and shredded jackfruit
Blend well with the coconut mix and let it stay for two minutes
Take off the flame and delicious tender jackfruit stir-fry is ready to be relished