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Jackfruit Kofta Curry

Jackfruit Kofta Curry is a delicious Indian side dish made by frying raw jackfruit kofta and then dipping it in an onion-tomato sauce..
Prep Time1 hour
Active Time1 hour
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: Jackfruit Recipes
Yield: 4
Author: Amrita

Materials

Ingredients for Kofta

  • 2 cups Jackfruit (cut into 1 inch-size cube)
  • 1 no Potato medium
  • ½ cup Chickpea Flour
  • 1 no Onion, small chopped
  • 1 teaspoon Roasted Cumin Powder
  • ⅔ teaspoon Red Chili Powder
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil for frying

Ingredients for Curry Base

  • 3 nos Onion, medium each cut into 4 pieces
  • 7-8 nos Garlic Cloves
  • 8-10 nos Cashew Nuts
  • 1 no Bay Leaf
  • 1 inch Cinnamon Stick
  • 1-2 no Cardamom
  • 2 nos Clove
  • 1½ teaspoon Ginger Paste
  • 1 no Tomato, medium
  • 1 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
  • ½ teaspoon Red Chili Powder
  • ½ teaspoon Cumin Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Coriander Powder
  • 1 cup Milk
  • ¼ cup Mustard Oil
  • 1-2 tablespoon Fresh Cream
  • 1 teaspoon Ghee
  • ½ teaspoon Garam Masala Powder

Instructions

Making of Jackfruit Kofta

  • Peel and cut jackfruits into 1 inch cube size and later boil them in a pressure cooker up to 2 whistles.
  • Later drain the water and keep aside the boiled jackfruit pieces.
  • Meanwhile also boil the potatoes and keep aside.
  • Once both jackfruit and potatoes are cooled down. Mash them together in a plate.
  • Now add chickpea flour, chopped onion and spices and combine well.
  • Take lemon size mixture and make balls. Keep them aside.
  • Now heat an appe pan, add few drops of oil in each cavity.
  • Add the kofta balls in each cavity and fry until one side is cooked.
  • Later turn the other side of the kofta balls and cook again. If required add few drops of oil at this stage.
  • Once all the kofta balls are fried, keep them aside.

Making of Jackfruit Kofta Curry

  • Take onion, garlic and cashew nuts in a grinder and make a smooth paste.
  • Heat oil in a pan and add bay leaf, whole garam masala.
  • Once the oil turns fragrant add the onion-garlic- cashew paste.
  • After some time add ginger paste and cook well.
  • Now time to add dry spice powders, salt and mix well.
  • Later add tomato paste and cook until the raw smell is gone.
  • When the oil starts separating, add the milk and cook for few minutes.
  • Check the seasoning at this time, if required add salt and sugar to balance the tanginess.
  • Finally, add fried kofta balls into the gravy and turn off the heat.
  • Add fresh cream, ghee and garam masala on top before serving the jackfruit kofta curry.