Kathal Puzhukku
Kathal Puzhukku
Cuisine: South IndianKathal Puzhukku: Kathal Puzhukku originates from Kerala and is a dish made with jackfruit, a widely used fruit in Kerala cuisine. It’s often prepared during the jackfruit season and is known for its flavorsome taste.
Ingredients
12-16 raw piece of kathal(jackfruit)
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 whole
salt (namak) to taste
2 tblsp coconut (narial) oil (tel)
Directions
- 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 for few minutes.
- 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.
