Thursday, May 3, 2012

Chakkakuru manga curry- Jackfruit seed with mango curry




Chakkakuru manga curry

Do you know jackfruit seeds are good for curry. If not, ensure that you save the jack fruit seeds to make a dish with mango.  This is an amazing well known dish in Kerala. The Mango and jackfruit seed combination gives a flavorful and yummy dish.



Ingredients
  1. Unripen green mango: 1 small cut into pieces.
  2. Chakka kuru/Jackfruit seed: 10 cut into two
  3. Coconut: 1/2
  4. Chilli powder: 2 tsp
  5. Turmeric powder:1/4 tsp
  6. Onion : 1 sliced
  7. Tomato :1sliced
  8. Ginger: small piece
  9. Oil: As needed
  10. Salt : As needed
  11. Curry Leaves: few
  12. Mustard seeds: 1/4 
  13. Cumin seeds:1/4 tsp
  14. Green Chilli: 2 Sliced
Chakka kuru Mango curry


Preparation Method 
  • Take a cookware to heat and add water,mango, jackfruit, chilli powder,onion, tomato,green chilli , turmeric powder, ginger and salt.
  •  Cook well.
  • Grind coconut with cumin seeds to a fine paste.
  • Add coconut paste to the cooked mixture and stir well.
  • After 5 to 10 mins remove the curry from fire.
  • Season the curry with mustard seeds and curry leaves.
  • Serve with white rice.
Prawn Curry Kerala Recipe
You must try this dish, as it was tasting so good and I am happy to update this prawn curry in my blog , so everybody could enjoy having it. Sea foods are always special to South Indians and prawns have its own place for its mouth watering taste.

There are lots of way to prepare prawn and this is one among them which is special and it goes well with white rice and brown rice.


Ingredients
  1. Prawns: 1/2 kg
  2. Onion: 2 sliced
  3. Tomato :2 sliced
  4. Tamarind: 1 lemon size soaked in water
  5. Green chilli: 2
  6. Red Chilli Powder: 1 tsp
  7. Corriander Powder: 1 tsp 
  8. Turmeric powder: 1/4 tsp
  9. Fenugreek seeds:1/4 tsp
  10. Green Chilli: 3 sliced
  11. Mustard seeds: 1/4 tsp
  12. Curry Leaves: few
  13. Oil: As needed
  14. Salt: As needed


Preparation Method 
  • Take a cookware to heat and add oil(Gingerly oil) add fenugreek seeds.
  •  Add Onion and saute at low flame till it oozes the oil out and then add tomato to it and saute well.
  • One this mixture oozes oil out, add chilli powder, corriander powder and turmeric powder and mix well.
  • Add prawns, green chilli , salt and mix.
  • To this add the turmeric water and let the prawns get cooked in low flame. Add water if needed
  • This will ooze out oil.
  • Then you may season with mustard seeds and curry leaves.
  • Yummy prawn curry is ready for serving.

How to make carrot rice

Carrot Rice

Ingredients
  1. Rice: 1 cup
  2. Carrot: 1/2 cup grated
  3. Coconut: 1/2 cup grated
  4. Green chilli: 2
  5. Mustard seeds: 1/4 tsp
  6. Urad dal: 1/4 tsp
  7. Curry Leaves: few
  8. oil: As needed
  9. Salt: As needed

Carrot Rice




Preparation Method 
  • Cook basmathi rice in a cookware and keep aside.
  • Take a pan and add oil to it, and season with mustard seeds, urad dal,  green chilli and curry leaves .
  • To this add the carrot coconut and saute with low flame.
  • When the carrot is half cooked add coconut
  • When it starts turning brown remove the pan from fire and add rice to it and mix well with added salt.
  • Serve hot .