Veg Indian Cooking: Kathal - Phanas

How to make Kathal Curry | Green Unripe Jackfruit Curry | Fansa Chi Curry | कटहल करी Phanas Sabzi Recipe With Step by Step photos..

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Today's blog post is very interesting curry recipe made with tender green unripe jackfruit. This recipe is religiously cooked in my house from the school days. Did you know it is also called as Non Veg looking Veg Food. Have you ever tried this Raw Jackfruit Curry? If not, my recipe will surely help you a lot to make super yummy, finger-licking Jackfruit Sabzi. Sharing recipe with step by step photos..

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Jack fruit is the largest fruit tree, native to Southwest India. It belongs to the Moraceae plant family, which also includes mulberries, figs and bread fruit. It has a distinctive sweet and fruity flavor.

Jackfruit is a delicious miracle food. It provides a moderate amount of calories, but rich in fiber, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. It is often used as a meat substitute due to its texture which resembles with shredded meat.

Some queries and answers related to this recipe.

Tell us more about this curry recipe?

This is very simple yet very delicious and lip smacking food preparation using minimum ingredients.

How do you get such a beautiful color in all your curry recipes?

The credit for this goes to cooking techniques as well as the use of good quality ingredients, especially red chilly powder. I normally add Kashmiri Red Chilly Powder, as my family prefers less spicy food. If you'll get the perfect judgment as how long to cook or stir fry particular ingredient and at which flame speed.. You can easily achieve perfect desirable color in all your food preparations.

How to chop raw jackfruit?

You need - sharp knife - clean newspapers and cooking oil or coconut oil Apply cooking oil on your hands and the knife before cutting. Cut the jackfruit into half. Trim off the thorny skin. Chop the fruit into small pieces. Everything is edible and used in the curry except thorny outer skin and skin of the seed need to be got rid of.

Please share Jackfruit names in different languages.

Common name - Jackfruit
Scientific name - Artocarpus heterophyllus
Kathal / Katahal - Hindi
Phanas - Marathi
Jekaphruta - Gujarati
Panasa - Bangla
Kanun - Thailand
Nangka - Malaysia
Jacquier - French
Jaca - Spanish
Chakka pazham - Malayalam
Panasa Pandu - Telugu
Palaappalam - Tamil

How long does jackfruit take to cook?

It depends on jackfruit quality and it is mainly cooked in pressure cooker with 4-5 whistles. More or less, it will take 30-35 minutes.

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Let's get started Recipe details

Preparation time 10-12 minutes
Cooking time 30-35 minutes
Cooking method - pressure cooking
Recipe type - Indian Curries
Cuisine Indian
Serves 4-5

Ingredients needed

500 grams unripe green tender jackfruit - peeled & chopped
3 Onions
4 tomatoes
10 garlic cloves
1 small piece ginger
2-3 green chillies
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 tsp coriander seeds
2 cloves - लौंग
5-6 black pepper
⅛ black cardamom
2 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
2 tsp coriander powder
Salt to taste
1 tsp garam masala powder
1 lemon juice

Method

Step 1 Mise en place

◾Jack Fruit - peel and cut into small pieces

◾Onions - peeled - finely chopped

◾Tomatoes - finely chopped or puree it

◾G3 paste - make ginger, garlic and green chilly paste

◾Corase grind - coriander seeds - cumin seeds - cloves and black cardamom.

Step 2 Stir fry jackfruit pieces

◾Heat 3-4 tbsp oil in a fry pan. Add jackfruit pieces, stir fry on medium flame for 7-8 minutes until light gold brown. Keep it aside until called for.