Masala Kathal (Jackfruit)

Ingredients:

500gms pieces of jack fruit (kathal)

Two medium sized tomatoes cut into pieces.

Two cloves

Four round pepper

I red chilly cut into pieces

Asafoetida (hing)

Two-tablespoon vegetable oil

One teaspoon cumin seeds

One teaspoon coriander powder

One teaspoon turmeric powder

Half-teaspoon garam masala

Red Chilly powder to taste

Salt to taste.

Cooking the delicious way:

1. Cut jack fruit into pieces and wash it. (Before cutting the jack fruit rub some vegetable oil into your hands to get rid of the stickiness of the vegetable). Put the chopped vegetable in a strainer to drain the excess water.

2. Heat the oil in the pan and fry asafoetida, cloves, pepper and the red chilly. Stir the mixture for some 5-10 seconds.

3. Now put the cumin seeds and let them turn golden brown.

4. Add the chopped jack fruit to the pan and saute it on low heat. Saute it till it turns golden brown too.

4. Put some salt to taste

5. Now add turmeric and coriander power. Saute for 5-7mins minutes and keep the mixture aside in a bowl.

6. In the same pan, add some vegetable oil, fry the chopped tomatoes for  4-5 minutes on low heat. Now add the jack fruit to the tomatoes.

7. Add garam masala. Fry for 5-6 minutes on low heat.

8. Garnish it with coriander and serve hot.