Mangaluru and Udupi

Kadgi chakko

Name: Kadgi chakko
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Konkani
Ingredients: 500 g tender jackfruit cubed raw jackfruit (young green jackfruit); 1 cup fresh grated coconut; 5 byadgi chillies dried red chilli; 1 tsp urad dal (split black gram); 1 tsp coriander seeds; a small piece tamarind; 1 tsp jaggery; 1 1/2 tbsp coconut oil; 1/2 tsp mustard seeds; a sprig curry leaves; a pinch turmeric (ground turmeric); 2/3 cup water; Salt, to taste

Tender jackfruit bits tossed with coconut and byadgi chilli. A Konkani wedding favourite.

45 minTime

4 gProtein each

mediumSpice

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Grandma's wayTender jackfruit, byadgi chillies and coconut oil.

The original

278kcalsame

4 gproteinsame

6 gfibresame

45minutessame

Kadgi chakko as Konkani homes make it.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Raw jackfruit (young green jackfruit)500 g tender jackfruit, cubed

Fresh grated coconut1 cup

Dried red chilli5 byadgi chillies

Urad dal (split black gram)1 tsp

Coriander seeds1 tsp

Tamarinda small piece

Jaggery1 tsp

Coconut oil1½ tbsp

Mustard seeds½ tsp

Curry leavesa sprig

Turmeric (ground turmeric)a pinch

Water⅔ cup

Saltto taste

Method

4 steps

1Oil your hands and knife and cut the jackfruit into small cubes, removing the tough skin.
2Pressure cook the cubes with turmeric, salt and water for 2 whistles.
3Roast urad dal, chillies and coriander in a drop of oil and grind coarsely with coconut and tamarind.
4Temper mustard and curry leaves in coconut oil, add jackfruit, masala and jaggery and toss on low heat until dry.

Serve it like this

Serve a scoop on a banana leaf beside rice, dalithoy and a fried papad.

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Kadgi chakko

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