CHAKKA - JACKFRUIT

The jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus), family (Moraceae), which is native to parts of South and Southeast Asia. Jackfruit is called by different names . In Malayalam: Chakka(ചക്ക) Gujarati: Phannasa ,Tamil: Palaa/ Varukkai, Telugu: General : Panasa, Sanskrit: Panasam, Kannada: General : Halasu;, Unripe: Halasina Kaayi. This fruits almost all parts are edible. Its seed are used by malayalees for making chakkakkuru mezhukkupuratty, fleshy portion very close to the outercovering is used for making erissery.......when jackfruit season startde, keralaites will have chakka thoran,chakka aviyal, chakka varuthathu, chakkappayasam, thoran from small baby jackfruits is called idichakkathoran(hmmmmm, my mouth is full of water).....

so today i will tell u how to make chakka thoran so easy

INGREDIENTS

chakka chulas( raw jackfruits inner portion cut and remove each fruit. remove the seeds) - 2 cups
coconut grated - half cup
curry leaves
redchillies-3-4
mustard
salt for taste
green chillies-3-4
(make a semi paste of coconut and green chillies)

PREPARATION

put a pan on fire, add oil, put mustard seeds, when it start cracking, add redchillies cut into 2, add curry leaves, and jackfruit. add salt, cover it with a lid. when it is almost cooked add the paste and again cook it for 1-2 minutes. mix well and serve with rice, or you can eat as it is.