This dish is prepared when tender most jackfruit is available. So i can say it is one of the first dishes we make when jackfruit season starts because we can prepare ghashi, koddel etc even after it is grown a bit(bikkand starts forming). Being a kadgi fan this one is my favorite dish too.
Ingredients required:
- Jack fruit
- Mustard seeds – 1tsp
- Curry leaves- 2-3 strands
- Urad dal -1.5tsp
- Coconut oil – 3tsp
- Urad dal – 2tsp(for masala)
- Coriander seeds- 2tsp
- Coconut- half
- Roasted red chilies- 6-7
- Tamarind- gooseberry size
- Jaggery- lemon sized
- Salt to taste
Method of preparation-
- Cut the jackfruit remove skin and inner hard part(maavu)
- Make tiny pieces of it
- Take a heavy bottom pan and add oil
- Add urad dal, mustard and curry leaves to prepare tadka
- Then add jackfruit and add required water and cook till it becomes soft. Time may vary depending on jackfruit
- Meanwhile roast urad dal and coriander seeds with little oil
- To this add Coconut, tamarind and red chilly and prepare a coarse masala
- Once jackfruit is cooked add the masala and jaggery and salt to taste.
- Cook for 5-10 min or till raw smell of masala goes away.