JACKFRUIT SEED PICKLE

Jackfruit is abundantly available in the month of March, April, May.  The juicy fruit is eaten as it is or made jam out of this. We also make elai appam, kozhukkattai, etc. With jackfruit.

The seeds are also used to make various curries, cutlet, kheer etc.  Today, I tried the pickle and came out well.  Jackfruit seeds are also  commonly used to make chips, mezhukkupurati with raw banana, it is also used to make pulissery with drumstick, white pumpkin etc.  We can dry the jackfruit and store it and later can be used by boiling it.

In the backyard of every Kerala Houses, we can see atleast one jackfruit tree and mango tree.

I had ¼ cup jack fruit seed and thought of trying this pickle.  Infact since so many days, I wanted to make this dish but somehow could not do it.  

I am a fan of pickle, and I try the pickles with various kinds of vegetables, fruits and seeds.  Now the season of jackfruit has started and plenty available though bit costly as compared to our native place, we really enjoy this fruit during the season.  My son and daughter are very fond of it and I always make it a point that I purchase them during the season.

Like any other pickle, the jackfruit seed pickle is also very tasty and liked by everyone.  Let us look at the recipe now so that you can also enjoy this during this season.

Ingredients:

¼ cup	Jackfruit seed
1 tsp	Red chilli powder
2 tbsp	Gingelly oil
½ tsp	Black pepper
¼ tsp	Mustard dana
½ tsp	Saunf
2	Garlic cloves
1 small piece	Ginger
	Salt
2 tbsp	Tamarind pulp
	Generous pinch of asafoetida
Few	Curry leaves
¼ tsp	Turmeric powder
½ tsp	Jaggery or sugar (Optional)

Method:

1.       Cut the jackfruit into four pieces, remove the skin and pressure cook the same for 4-5 whistles with little bit of salt.

2.      Allow to cool, drain the excess water and keep aside.

3.      Crush the black pepper, chop the ginger and garlic

4.      Heat oil in kadai, add the ginger and garlic, add in the curry leaves, black pepper, saunf, asafoetida and sauté for few minutes.

5.      Add the jackfruit seed sauté for few minutes.

6.      Add the tamarind pulp, turmeric powder, salt, Jaggery, and cook till the raw taste of tamarind goes off.

7.      Switch off gas, allow to cool.

8.     Add in the dana, chilli powder, mix well and transfer to a container.

How to serve:

Serve with dal rice, paratha etc.

Note:  You can add lime juice and vinegar at the end of the process after cooling the stuff instead of tamarind pulp.

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