Saturday, 21 February 2015

Side dish with breadfruit (കടച്ചക്ക തോരൻ)

Side dish with breadfruit (കടച്ചക്ക തോരൻ)

If you are wondering what is breadfruit, refer to this page on Wikipedia. It is our own 'kadachakka' as you see in the picture below. It is a rich source of carbohydrates and proteins, in addition to the many vitamins, which makes it a very healthy item in our menu.

Image credit: Hans Hillewaert, reproduced under the Creative Commons license.


Today let me tell you how to prepare a dry side dish with the bread fruit.

Ingredients:

1) Breadfruit             250 grams


2) Garam Masala      1 tsp
   Coriander powder  1 tbsp
   Chilly powder        ½ tbsp
   Coconut pieces      cut in to small pieces
   Salt                         as required
   Turmeric powder   ½ tsp

3) Coconut oil    1½ tbsp

4) Mustard seeds  1 tsp
    Small onion      6 nos. chopped into small pieces
    Curry leaves     1 spring
    Pepper powder  as required





Method of preparation
First take the breadfruit and peel the hard skin off. Wash well with water and cut into small pieces. Refer to the picture below for the size and shape of the pieces. In a clay clay pot, (by the way, it is better to use a clay pot to prepare this dish) put the breadfruit pieces and add items under 2. For better taste you can roast the powders a bit. Add a little water to cook the breadfruit pieces. Wait until the pieces are cooked well.

Heat oil in a pan and sprinkle the mustard seeds.When they start sputtering add curry leaves, small onion pieces and pepper powder. Stir it well. Add this onto the cooked breadfruit pieces and stir well.



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