Halwai July 21, 2024

Ingredients:

• 1 – Raw Jackfruit (small)
• 1 – potato, medium sized
• 1 medium sized – Onion
• 1 tsp – Garlic paste
• 1.5 tsp – Ginger paste
• 4 nos – Cloves
• 2 nos – green chillie
• 2 tbsp – Tomato puree
• or half medium sized Tomato cut into small cubes
• 2 tbsp – oil
• Salt to taste
• 1 tsp – Jeera powder
• 1/2 tsp – Meat powder(optional)
• Or curry powder- 1/2 tsp
• Turmeric powder- small pinch
• Coriander leaves for garnishing

Method:

  1. Peel the jackfruit and cut into long thin slices.
  2. If you are using jackfruit can, open the can and wash the jackfruit pieces thoroughly.
  3. Peel potato and cut into long cube shaped.
  4. Cut the onion into thin slices and grind to make a thick paste.
  5. Heat oil in a pan and fry cut potatoes till light golden brown.
  6. Keep it aside.
  7. Then to the remaining oil add cloves and onion paste.
  8. Fry till onion becomes light brown.
  9. Add chillies, turmeric powder & thin sliced jackfruit.
  10. Mix the jackfruit well with the masala and stir in between for 5 – 7 minutes.
  11. Then add fried potatoes to it and mix well for another 3 minutes.
  12. Add tomato puree or cube shaped tomatoes, meat masala or curry powder.
  13. Add water and salt as desired.
  14. Keep in fire till jackfruit and potatoes becomes tender and gravy becomes slightly thick.
  15. You can pressure cook as well all above upto one whistle.
  16. After gravy becomes thick, take off from fire and garnish with coriander leaves.
  17. Serve hot with plain or steamed rice.

Recipe courtesy of Sasmita