The season of chakka is here. Enjoy preparing this traditional Kerala dish with Chakka.
Ingredients :-
Jackfruit— 2 cups
Cowpeas/ karamani — ½ cup
Fresh coconut— ¾ cup
Turmeric— ½ teaspoon
Red chilli pwd— ½ teaspoon
Mustard seeds— ½ teaspoon
Urad dal— 1 teaspoon
Cumin seeds— ¾ teaspoon
Whole pepper— ½ teaspoon
Dried Red chilli— 2
Salt— 1 ¼ teaspoon
Coconut oil— 1 tablespoon
Few curry leaves.
Method :-
Soak the cowpeas( chavli/ karamani) in water for 15-20mnts and cook it in pressure cooker for 3-4 whistles.
Cook cut jackfruit with turmeric , red chilli pwd ,salt and ½ a glass of water. Grind together ½ cup coconut, dried red chillies, pepper and cumin seeds into a fine paste. Once the jackfruit are soft and cooked add in the cooked cowpeas and allow it to cook for 2 mnts. Now add the grounded paste and cook again for 5 mnts. Heat the coconut oil in a pan add the mustard seeds, when they start to splutter add the urad dal , once the dal changes colour add the curry leaves and the remaining coconut and fry till the coconut turns red, add this to the cooked curry and your Chakka Erissery is ready.
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