Chakka puzhukku
Chakka puzhukku, from above
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Chakka puzhukku

Raw jackfruit bulbs mashed with coconut and green chilli. Monsoon in a plate.

40 minTime
4 gProtein each
mildSpice
Jackfruit season1 chapter · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayRaw jackfruit, crushed coconut and coconut oil.
The original
264kcalsame
4 gproteinsame
5 gfibresame
40minutessame

Chakka puzhukku, Kerala home style.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Raw jackfruit (young green jackfruit)bulbs from half a small jackfruit, seeds removed
Water1½ cups
Fresh grated coconut¾ cup
Shallots4
Garlic2 cloves
Green chilli3
Cumin seeds½ tsp
Turmeric (ground turmeric)½ tsp
Coconut oil1 tbsp
Mustard seeds½ tsp
Curry leaves3 sprigs
Saltto taste

Method

3 steps
  1. 1Oil your hands and knife, separate the bulbs and chop. Cook with turmeric, salt and water until soft.
  2. 2Crush coconut, shallots, garlic, green chilli and cumin coarsely. Add to the jackfruit and cook covered 5 minutes.
  3. 3Mash roughly and pour over mustard and curry leaves tempered in coconut oil.
Serve it like this

Serve hot on a plate, with a few fresh coriander leaves on top.

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Something sweet Ada pradhaman60 min
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