Jackfruit chacko (bhaji)
Chacko is made of the tender jackfruit whose pods are not fully developed.
Ingredients:
White peas : 1/2 cup
Small tender jackfruit : 1
Oil : 2 tbls
Mustard : 2 tsp
Cumin seeds: 1 tsp
Curry leaves : 2
Onion : 2
Turmeric powder : 1 tsp
Green chilies : 1 - 2
Salt : to taste
Sweetener : to taste
Grated coconut : 1 cup
Procedure :
Soak the peas overnight, wash and add fresh water upto the peas level and cook them with some salt till they become soft.
Cut the jackfruit and allow the sap to ooze out (wipe off the sap using a paper or coconut coir); then cut it into smaller pieces and discard the spiky layer of the skin and the center stem. (This process will make the knife and hands sticky with the sap, you can use oil to clean your hands and the knife can be heated on fire and then wiped out using newspaper, keeping in mind that the knife is hot)
Add some salt and water (half the quantity of jackfruit) to the jackfruit pieces and bring it to a boil, then cook on low flame till soft (this may take about 45 minutes to 1 hours). Then smash the boiled pieces in a bowl or on a cutting board one at a time using a grinding stone or a pestle.
Heat some oil, add mustard, allow them to splutter then add cumin, curry leaves and sauté for a while. Then add chopped onions, green chilies and sauté till translucent.
Then add turmeric, grated coconut, salt and sweetener to taste and cook it on low flame for a while.
Finally add the pounded jackfruit, boiled peas and mix everything together. Add some more salt and sweetener if required.
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