Jackfruit Kofta Curry

Jackfruit Kofta Curry is a simple recipe, both delicious and easy to cook..Jackfruit also known as kathal or panas katha(oriya) in India is a rich source of nutrients and fiber. It also helps in curing high blood pressure. Some days back i got this recipe from one ofmy favourite sites i.e; http://www.slurrpy.com/....
I dint make any change in the recipe except the garnishing...i used kasoori methi leaves in place of coriander leaves for garnishing..

Ingredients

Raw Jack Fruit 500 gm
3 medium sized onions
1 tsp garam masala powder
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp garlic paste
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp pepper powder
1/2 tsp roasted cumin seed powder
1/2 tsp red chili powder
100 gm gram (besan) flour
2 green cardmom
1 big cardmom
small piece of cinnamon
2-3 clove
1 bay leaf
1 tomato chopped
1 tsp kasoori methi leaves
salt to taste
oil

Method

Remove the outer shell of the jackfruit, and cut into small pieces.
Then boil in small amount of water. After boiling mash the pieces and add a bit of turmeric powder for colour, half of the paste of ginger and garlic, gram masala powder, gram flour, and salt..mix it well.
Make small balls of the paste and deep fry in refined oil on low flame till golden brown.
Keep aside the koftas in paper towel.

Now in pan take 2 tsp of oil and saute bay leaf, green cardamom, black cardamom, clove and Cinnamon. Then add chopped onion, fry till golden brown, add chopped tomato, coriander powder, ginger garlic paste, turmeric, pepper powder, cumin powder, red chilly powder and salt to add taste and cook it well until the oil separated from the mixture.
Add water now.When it starts boiling add fried koftas and leave it for 7-8 mins on low flame.
Finally garnish with kasoori methi leaves and serve with rice/roti/naan/parathas.

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