Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Halasinakai (Raw Jackfruit) Palya

This is a South Karnataka specialty. Raw jackfruit being seasonal and rare to find in market makes this a special dish. This being jackfruit season, there are many vegetable shops selling raw jackfruits in the market.We get a couple of raw jack fruits once or twice a year and make a few rare dishes with it. I agree it is cumbersome to peel and chop it... but I bet it is worth the effort. It has a unique flavor and taste, different from other veggies.
Halasinakai Palya


Preparation time : 15 min
Cooking time : 20 min
Serves : 4-5

Ingredients:
Raw jackfruit - 1 small sized
Coconut - ½ cup, grated
Green chilies - 5-6, depending on taste
Curry leaves - 2 sprigs
Coriander leaves - 1 Tbsp, chopped
Cooking oil - 1 Tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Chana dal - 2 tsp
Urad dal - 2 tsp
Asafetida - a pinch, powdered
Turmeric - a pinch
Tamarind - a small marble sized ball
Salt - ½ Tsp or as per taste

Chopped raw jackfruit

Method:
• Roughly peel the outer skin of raw jackfruit and chop into pieces
• In a pressure cooker, cook it till soft, with a little water. It takes about 3-4 whistles and let the pressure come down
• Meanwhile, coarsely grind coconut, green chilies, coriander and asafetida without adding any water
• In a thick bottomed pan, heat oil, add mustard, allow to splutter
• Turn the heat low, add channa dal and urad dal and stir
• Add curry leaves and turmeric and stir for half a minute till all the ingredients are properly roasted.
• Drain the cooked raw jackfruit and add it to the pan. Add tamarind pulp, salt and the ground mixture and mix well
• Sauté well for about 5 minutes till the raw smell is gone
• Serve it with rice or as a side dish for chapathis/rotis

Tips n Tricks:
• When cutting the jackfruit, smear your hands and the knife with oil liberally. This avoids the knife getting stuck in the sticky jackfruit

6 comments:

  1. My mom used to make it the same way, i really miss this one...it looks so delicious..

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  2. Fantastic Suma!! I would love to try this out!!

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  3. love this fruit in any form..its been a while I had this heavenly delicious fruit..your way of making this dish sounds new to me..but looks wonderful and delicious..yummy!

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  4. we use garlic, ginger, green chillies & coconut -coarse grind .
    We will try with asphoteda next time1

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  5. Dear Suma
    Tried this recipe , turned out to be a delicious one .
    Thanks

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