Idichakka or Idinchakka (Tender Jackfruit) Thoran
Idichakka or Idinchakka (Tender Jack fruit) thoran is a delicious dry dish served along with cooked rice. In villages you will find at least one jack fruit tree in each houses. Removing the skin and cleaning up the jack fruit is a tedious job but the taste matters. In season, people at kerala make variety of dishes using jack fruit, jack fruit seeds and tender jack fruit. The thoran made up of tender jack fruit is a tasty traditional dish and let us see the preparation.
Idichakka or Idinchakka (Tender Jack fruit) Thoran (Dry Curry) Recipe:
| Ingredients: | |
| Idichakka (Tender Jack fruit) | 1 Medium |
| Grated coconut | 1 Cup | Small Onions | 5 - 6 nos |
| Cumin Seeds | 1/2 tsp |
| Green Chilly | 3 nos |
| Garlic Pods | 4 - 5 nos |
| Turmeric Powder | 1/4 tsp |
| Mustard seeds | 1 tsp |
| Red Chilies | 2 Bunches |
| Curry Leaves | 2 Bunches |
| Coconut Oil | 4 tsp |
| Salt | for Taste |
Preparations:
Clean the idichakka and chop well into small pieces. Cook it medium with Turmeric powder and Salt - ensure it’s not over cooked as it may get mashed. Prepare a thick paste of grated coconut, green chillies, cumin seeds, small onions and curry leaves. Mix it with the cooked idichakka.
Heat coconut oil in a fry pan or kadai. Splutter mustard seeds, add red chillies and curry leaves into it. Add the above mix into this, and cook for a few minutes under low flame. Stir it well until it get cooked.