JACKFRUIT GHEE ROAST
A delicious and flavorful tender jackfruit cooked in freshly ground spices, makes a perfect accompaniment with rice or rotis.
Servings: 4 Servings
Ingredients
- 2 cups Canned tender jackfruit cut into cubes
For masala paste
- 10 no Byadagi chilies
- 1 tsp Fennel seeds
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds
- 2 tbsp Coriander seeds
- 1 tsp Peppercorns
- 5 no Cloves
- ¼ tsp Fenugreek seeds
- 3 cloves Garlic
- 2 tbsp Tamarind pulp
For ghee roast
- ¼ cup Desi ghee
- 1 Onion finely chopped
- 3 tbsp Whisked yogurt
- Salt to taste
Instructions
Prepping
- I have used canned tender jackfruit here, if you are using fresh jackfruit, peel the skin, cut into cubes.
- Heat a saucepan, add water, pinch of turmeric powder, salt and boil them for 5 mins on medium heat.
Let's make the masala paste
- Heat a skillet, add byadagi chilies, fennel seeds, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, fenugreek seeds, cloves.
- Dry roast them until you get the aroma and let it cool.
- Transfer the dry roasted spices to a blender jar, add garlic cloves, soaked tamarind and little water.
- And blend the spices to a fine paste.
And now it's time to make ghee roast!!
- Heat a skillet, add ghee and tender jackfruit cubes. Cook it for 5 mins on high flame. Later remove the jackfruit pieces and keep them aside.
- To the same pan add finely chopped onions and fry until the onions are caramelized.
- Now add the ground masala paste, and little water.
- Cook the masala for 10 mins.
- Once the ghee starts separating, add salt and ghee roasted jackfruit.
- Cook until the masala thickens, then add some whisked yogurt. Give it a good stir and cook on medium flame until ghee starts to separate again.
- Now taste and adjust the seasoning to your taste preference. And finally add in washed curry leaves and fry for 2 mins.
- Serve hot jackfruit ghee roast with rice or rotis.
