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Breadfruit Curry Recipe

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Author: Sumana

Ingredients

  • Breadfruit- 1 Medium sized
  • Tamarind- Lemon sized
  • Jaggery- Lemon sized
  • Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
  • Salt- 2 tsp
  • Toor dal- 4 tsp
  • Fresh grated coconut- 1 cup
  • Udupi sambar powder- 4 tsp

Instructions

Preparation

  • Peel off the breadfruit and remove the fibrous part at the centre. Then slice them in to half inch thick pieces. Keep them immersed in water to avoid discoloration.
  • Soak tamarind in half cup water for about 10 minutes extract it's juice and discard the residue.
  • Pressure cook toor dal with little water till soft.

Method

  • Heat a cooking pan/vessel adding breadfruit slices and water to the immersing level. Add turmeric powder, tamarind extract and jaggery. Let it cook in low flame till the breadfruit slices are soft.
  • Meanwhile add grated coconut and Udupi sambar powder in to a mixer jar. Grind it in to fine paste adding water as required.
  • Mix the ground coconut paste with cooked breadfruit slices. Add cooked toor dal and salt as well. Give a stir and bring it to boil.
  • Melt in mouth breadfruit curry is ready to relish with steamed rice.

Note

  • Breadfruit needs very less time to cook, so keep checking and do not overcook the pieces.
  • If you do not have Udupi sambar powder in stock, then refer Ash gourd coconut curry to make it instantly.
  • You can skip adding cooked toor dal to the curry but adding it enhances the taste.