Jack Fruit Nut Salad
- 26
- January
- 2009
Pala Kottai Poriyal:
Jack Fruit Seeds/Nuts Poriyal. Pala Pazha Kottai Poriyal.
Jack Fruit belongs to Moraceae family similar to Mulberry trees. Its native to Eastern Indian part. The Botanical name of this tree is Artocarpus heterophylla. Well its appreciated for its huge fruit…which can be shared among groups. Very thorny outer leathery shell and inside aggregated fruits. Distinct odour,(some people like it, some hate it).
Anyways…enough about the fruit, here I used its seeds for cooking. My mother used to add these seeds/nuts along with her mutton preparations. They used to taste like heaven! Also sometimes along with potato poriyal! So when I visited home(last vacation)…I made it as a point to save some jack fruit nuts for cooking! But my brother ‘didn’t like the idea about using them with mutton!:( So prepared plain poriyal for myself! Well…I got to say, it turned out pretty amazing!
The seeds are rich in carbohydrate…very soft after cooking( tastes much like tapioca)for a variation one could try it! Heard some people make flour out of it and mix it with their regular atta…sounds interesting, but never tried tho’! Well…it could be also eaten as a snack, just after toasting…tastes much like chestnut!
Ingredients:
Jack fruit nuts/seeds 1 cup
Salt
Turmeric powder 1/4 spoon
Chili powder 1 spoon
Mustard seeds 1/4 spoon
Cumin seeds 1/4 spoon
Asafoetida 1 pinch
Curry leaves few
Sesame oil few spoons.
Method:
Sun dry or toast the seeds till the thin skin turns opaque. Then peel the skin carefully.
Cook with limited water for about 7-10 minutes. Then slice them and set aside.
In a wok, heat oil. Add tempering spices and add the chopped nuts to it. Saute for few minutes and remove from heat.
Serve to go with your meals.
Hi malar
My most fav dish./Where did u find these in Uk? tesco huh?
Urs looks so yummy n tempting.
Oops..seeing for the first time…jackfruit seeds is everyones fav i guess..looks teeeeeemptiiiiiiiing yaa…love
i love raosted palakottai so much. Do you get them here? If so, i’m so jealous
LOL!
Hi Malar, I love pela kottai recipes!! miss them so after coming to Muscat; don’t feel like buying the scrawny ones available here. waiting to get home to India during summer to gorge on them
Your simple dish looks fantabulous.
I am crazy abt this thing..but sadly dont get ny here..looks so lovely Malar.:)
I do curries with jackfruit seeds, this salad seems great Malar..
Wow! It is my fav curry. i add this Pala Pazha Kottai in aviyaland roasted it and eat plainly .In home we all like this dish.Yours looks yum& delicious.
I love jackfruits, one of the sweetest fruit on earth.
haven’t tasted the seed this way, it looks yummy, especially when you say it goes well with mutton preparations, Mmmmm, that must be good!
The seeds make me remember the jolly days in the hostel, when we used to buy roasted Palaa kottais (the seeds)just outside of our school. We used to give money secretly to the day-scholars to buy it for us, as we were not supposed to buy anything outside.
I used to make a potato fry with along with the seed. This salad is very intresting…a good evening snack…
it looks too good!
what a feast to my eyes. I love palakottai fry and also in mutton kulambu. yummy dish. I m sure u have a lot of rare collection in ur blog and its great to see them . Miss this fry very much:)
My mom used to cook in different recipes. we had a jackfruit tree in our garden. Jackfruit seeds bring back my childhood memories.
I jes love this stuff.Miss eating this here…loved it!
Awesome!I didn’t even know those seeds were edible,bet they also make a good soup like chestnuts.
That looks awesome! Can we add shredded coconut to enhance the flavour?
Oooouch, i dont know how i missed this…This one is my favo Malar..Your pic is tempting me a lot..
Wow malar do u get them. One of my fav but no chance of getting them in my place.
I love jackfruit seeds too. Hey, where did you get those in US?
It’s been ages since I ate them,
hey Malar ..nice recipe ..looks very easy ..! hey why don’t u participate here http://www.tasteofmysore.com/2009/02/anouncing-afam-jackfruit.html with this dish ..:D
Thank u
Where did you get these nuts? My mom also used to prepare sambar using these..
Wow, the sauteed palakottai in the first photo look absolutely STUNNING! I managed to lay my hands on some palakottai (first time EVER!) and I’ve lined up various recipes to try out! This will definitely be one of them…
I have several recipesom Chakka Kuru – jackfruit seeds.
I have a tree which gives hundreds of chakkas every year ..and it is the season now.I had my servant to cut one and she usually throw away the seeds !! I made her keep all today
One taster curry is Chakka kuru thoran
1) chakka kurus cleaned and cut into long pieces
2) drum sticks ( Muringa ) cot into 3″ long pieces and cut again into two
3) Padavalanga cut into same sized pieces
4) coconut powder with redchilly powder,tamarind powder,salt
Make thoran and garnish with curry leaves