Jackfruit is a sweet fruit with lovely taste and color too. But the unripe Jackfruit is used in cooking. Seeds and Husk . The outer skin of jackfruit is very hard. It is cut with special knife and some precautions. After peeling the skin, it is roughly chopped and used for cooking purposes.
Panasapottu aavakooraa is a famous andhra recipe. and favourite too. We find jackfruit trees widely in villages. So unripe and ripe jackfruits. both are used for consumption. Unripe jackfruit is used in cooking curries etc. ripe fruits are used for sweets and other dishes.. or as it is.
Ingredients :
Jackfruit husk/panasapottu – 2 cups
Til/Gingelly seeds/nuvvulu – 1 tbsp
Red chillies – 5
Mustard seeds powder – 1 tbsp
Urad dal – 1 tsp
Chana dal – 1 tbsp
Curry leaves – 2 sprigs
Coriander leaves – 2 sprigs
Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
Salt – as required
Oil – 3 tbsp
Wash the husk/panasapottu and add enough water along with salt and 1/4 tsp turmeric and boil till it is 3/4 cooked. Strain the water and allow it to cool. Saute 3 red chillies and til seeds without oil and grind them to powder. Heat oil in a flat pan and add red chillies, urad dal, chana dal and curry leaves. Saute them till they turn to light brown color. Now add the boiled husk/panasapottu along with turmeric powder and fry till the water dries up. Now add til powder and cook for two minutes more. Add finely chopped coriander and mix well. Chek for the salt and adjust. Remove from fire and add mustard powder and mix well. Never add mustard powder when the curry is on heat. Serve hot.
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Tags: curry, panasapottu koora, vegetarian
Thanks for dropping by!! Nice curry. looks so delicious