Raw Jackfruit Palya

Raw Jackfruit Palya is a side dish prepared in Mangalore. Raw Jackfruit sheaths are cooked with salt and red chili powder and seasoned with some fresh coconut, mustard and black gram. This dish goes well with rice.

Ingredients:

Raw Jackfruit Sheaths – 30
Red Chilli Powder – 1 tsp
Curry Leaves – 8
Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp
Black Gram – 1 tsp
Dry Red Chillies – 4, cut into pieces
Oil – 1 tbsp
Coconut – 2 tbsps, grated
Salt to taste

Method:

1. Cut each jackfruit sheath into 3 pieces.
2. Take these pieces in a pan.
3. Add salt, red chilli powder and 1 cup water.
4. Cook till these pieces become soft(add more water if required. This will vary depending on the variety/quality of jackfruit sheaths).
5. Add coconut and mix well.
6. In another pan, heat oil, add black gram, mustard seeds, dry red chillies and curry leaves.
7. When mustard seeds start to splutter, add this seasoning to the cooked jackfruit pieces.
8. Serve hot with rice.

Variation:
You can replace jackfruit with breadfruit or any other vegetables like beetroot, carrot, beans, long beans, gherkins or even sprouts.