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Thursday, June 14, 2012

Chakka Puzhukku



Chakka Puzhukku is a traditonal dish in Kerala.

INGREDIENTS:
  • Chopped Unripe jackfruit - 3 cup 
  • Grated coconut - 1 ½ cup 
  • Cumin seeds  - ¼ tsp 
  • Turmeric powder -½ tsp
  • Garlic - 2 nos
  • Green chillies -  3 or 4 nos
  • Curry leaves - 2 stems
  • Coconut oil - 1½  tbsp
  • Salt to taste

PREPARATION METHOD:
  • Cook the chopped jackfruit with little water, salt and turmeric powder.
  • Crush the coconut, green chillies, garlic and cumin seeds (without water). 
  • Add the ground coconut mixture to the cooked jackfruit(water almost dries up) and mash well. 
  • Let it cook for a minute and remove from the fire.
  • Add curry leaves and coconut oil and mix well.
Recommended Combination: Serve hot with kanji and mango pickle or with fish curry.

8 comments:

  1. ayoo..kothiyavunnu,long time since I had this,very delicious!!
    Thanx for linking it to the event dear..

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  3. I've never had this before, but sounds good!

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  4. I've never had this before, but sounds good!

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  5. congrats on your award dear and its absolutely new dish for me... following you....drop @ our site ...

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  6. Very nice effort lekshmi.. Nice recipes.. Must try..

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  7. What books are you reading? Do you have something to recommend for the autumn evenings?

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