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jackfruit seeds poriyal /palakottai stirfry recipe

Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 3

Ingredients
  

  • Palakottai /jack fruit seeds - 15 no
  • Oil - 1 tsp
  • Mustard/kadugu - 1tsp
  • Bengal gram dal/kadala paruppu - 11/2 tsp
  • Urad dal/ulundhu - 1 tsp
  • Big onions chopped - 1/4 cup
  • Some curry leaves
  • Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp or as needed
  • Salt to taste
  • Grated coconut - 1-2 tbsp

Instructions
 

  • Peel the outer white part by chopping it into half so that the white part comes out easily or dry roast them in a kadai for some time so that the outer part comes off easily.
  • Then put them in a pressure cooker with water (with seeds immersed)till done, it should not become mushy.
  • Drain the seeds and chop the seeds into small pieces.
  • Keep a kadai add oil put mustard to crackle, then add both dals to become golden.
  • Add chopped onions with some curry leaves.
  • Then add the chopped seeds with needed salt and chilli powder stir for a minute, pour very little water, close lid till all the masala is evenly absorbed and dry.
  • Stir well and lastly add grated coconut and switch off and serve a side dish for lunch as poriyal.

Notes

Don’t cook the seeds till mushy we should be able to chop to do this poriyal.
You can add some green chillies instead of chilli powder.
If you like add garam masala too for more flavour.
You can add salt when you cook the seeds itself but I have not added.