Kerala Traditional and Other Recipes: CHAKKA PUZHUKKU (JACKFRUIT PUZHUKKU)

        About the recipe

                   This is a traditional,tasty Chakka Puzhukku (Jackfruit Puzhukku) recipe.Popular in the some area of South Kerala.In the Malabar area people make Iddi Chakka Thoran (Very small raw Jackfruit Thoran), Chakka Thoran, Mezhukkupuratti, Chakka Upperi etc..Do you know anything about Chakka Puzhukku?. Have you ever tasted it?. I would like to know from you. Iam from Malabar area and I was not aware about this recipe until my marriege. I came to know about this recipe from my wife Suja. She is from South Kerala.

Chakka Puzhukku with Pork curry OR Mutton curry is best combination. I have made it several times and it is tasty and a different dish.


   Ingredients

           . Jackfruit ( Little before ripe stage/ Nannai mootha Chakka ) - 1/2
   Shallots ( Small onion / Cheriya Ulli / Sambar ulli ) - A handful
   Garlic / Lasun / Veluthulli - 5 flakes
   Cumin seeds / Zira / Jeerakam - 1/2 tsp
   Aniseeds or fennel /Sounf / Perumjeerakam -1/2tsp
   Garam masala - ( Optional ) - 1/2 tsp
   Green chilli /Hara mirch / Pachamulaku -5 nos
   Black pepper /Kali mirchi /Kurumulaku - 1 tsp
   Turmeric / Haldi / Manjal - 1/2 tsp
   Coconut / Narial / Nalikeram -1/2 (Grated )
   Coriander powder / Dhaniya powder / Kothamalli powder - ( Optional ) - 1/2 tsp
   Coconut oil / Narial ka Thel / Velichenna - 5 tsp
   Curry leaves /Curry patta / Kariveppila - A handful
   Salt to taste.
         Method

            1. Before cutting the Jackfruit grease your both hands and knife with Cocanut oil. When we cut the Jackfruit it will leave milky like thing which is so sticky.

2. Then cut the Jackfruit into big two pieces. Take one half or as you required. Cut it again and take the flakes and remove the seeds. cut it into small pieces OR cut it into lengthwise.

3. Crush shallots, garlic, cumin seeds, fennel, green chilli, black pepper, grated coconut, curry leaves lightly.

Take a kadai with Jackfruit pieces and pour 2 to 3 glasses of water.Add salt, turmeric powder and put a lid on kadai. Cook it in a medium flame. After 5 minutes of cooking add crushed items and garam masala, coriander powder. Don't stir. put a lid on kadai and this may take 10 minutes. Put off the flames and open the lid . Add 5 tsp coconut oil at the end to get a great flavor.Stir well.

        Nutritional Profile
        Serving size: 1 cup
        Calories: 155
        Total fat:0 mg
         Cholesterol: 0 mg
         Total Carbo Hydrates: 40 g
         Dietary Fiber: 3 g
         Sugar: -
         Vitamin A: 10%
          Vitamin C: 18%
          Calcium: 6%
          Iron: 6%
         This food is very low in saturated fat and cholesterol.