back to Sowmya's palakkad kitchen..
It is jackfruit season ..The right time to relish the delicious,ripe fruit chunks (chakka cholais ) available in abundance.Please don't throw
away the jackfruit seeds (chakka kottai).In palakkad we also use the seeds to prepare a sidedish/curry.
chakka kottai poduthuval
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ingredients
jackfruit seeds (chakka kottai)-15-20
cleaning tips
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remove the seeds from the fruit,clean,dry.(preferably for a day!).Remove the white outer cover/skin which is papery/brittle and use the
seeds with the brown layer on.
salt-as reqd
chillli powder-1 tsp or acc to spice levels
ginger-very finely sliced-1tsp(optional)
seasoning:
mustard seeds,urad dhal,curry leaves,coconut oil/any cooking oil.
proc:
Cut each seed into 2 or 3 pieces ,cook the jackfruit seeds with a pinch of turmeric and salt.In case you want to pressure cook ,1 whistle would do.You can extend the cooking time if needed.Care to be taken to prevent overcooking else the pieces will become mushy.Drain excess water .
In a kadai season mustard seeds,urad dhal,curry leaves in oil,gratedginger,add the cooked seeds,chilli powder and toss till contents mix well.It's a very simple but tasty dish.
Tip:
I prefer adding ginger to compensate for the gastric properties of the seeds,though the actual recipe does not call for the same.
Note:
1.You can also prepare podimas with the seeds similar to potato podimas.We don't add onions to the podimas.Gen palakkad cooking uses minimum or no onions,of course now due to health reasons outlook is changing.. 8-)
2. you can use jackfruit seeds in kootu,mulagootals too along with other vegs.
