Bread Fruit/Kadachakka Curry

Ingredients

Kadachakka/Bread Fruit: 1

Lentils: ¼ cup

Onion: 1 big

Tomato: 3

Green Chilli: 2

Turmeric powder: 1tsp

Chilli powder: 1 ½ tbsp.

Coriander powder: 2 ½ tbsp.

Salt: needed

Grated coconut: 1 ½ cup

Garlic cloves: 3

Shallots: 4

Garam masala: 1tsp

Curry leaves: few

Coconut oil: 2tbsp

Mustard seeds: few

Curry leaves: few

Method Of Preparation

Peel and cut the bread fruit and keep aside.

Roast the coconut by adding garlic, shallots, garam masala and curry leaves.  Roast; till it slightly browns and when slightly cooled, grind the coconut to a smooth paste. Keep this aside.

In a pan cook lentils by adding turmeric powder, green chilli and salt.

When lentil gets cooked add bread fruit pieces, chilli powder and coriander powder, add chopped chilli, tomato and onion to it. When boils lower the flame and close with a lid.

When bread fruit gets cooked add the grinded coconut paste to it and stir well and when begins to boil switch off the flame.

Heat oil in pan, splutter mustard seeds and add curry leaves.

Add this to the prepared bread fruit curry.

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Bread Fruit/Kadachakka-Chicken Masala

Ingredients

Bread Fruit/ Kadachakka: 1

Chicken: 300gms

Onion: 3

Tomato: 1 big

Garlic paste: 2tbsp

Ginger paste: 1tbsp

Green Chilli: 2

Garam Masala: 1tsp

Coriander powder: 2tbsp

Chilli powder: 1tbsp

Turmeric powder: 1tsp

Curry leaves: few

Coriander leaves: few

Salt: needed

Coconut oil: 4tbsp

Method of Preparation

Cut breadfruit into small pieces. Keep aside.

Cut the chicken pieces, wash and drain and keep aside.

Heat oil in a pan and add chopped onion to it.

When onion becomes slightly reddish brown, add in ginger and garlic paste to it.

Sauté for a while and add chopped tomato to it.

When tomato is done add garam masala, coriander powder, turmeric powder and chilli powder.

Saute for a minute and add the chicken pieces. Add ¼ cup water and salt to it.

Lower the flame, when the chicken is 75% cooked add in the bread fruit pieces and increase the flame for sometime .

When it boils lower the flame again and cook till it is done and gravy is thick.

When cooked and gravy becomes thick add chopped green chilli, curry leaves and coriander leaves.

Switch off the flame and close with a lid.

Serve hot with chappathi, roti…

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