Jackfruit calling

Here are some interesting recipes for this larger than life fruit that is the rage this season

Jackfruit Rava Idli Ingredients 1/3 cup Jackfruit flour, 1 cup rava (sooji/semolina), cup curd, 1 tsp mustard seeds, 1 tsp gram dal, 1 tsp chopped ginger, 1 tbsp chopped green chilli (optional), oil as required, salt and water as required.

Method Mix rava and jackfruit flour in a bowl, add curd and salt to it. Add some water to form a smooth mixture. Keep it for half an hour. For tempering, take some oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, gram dal, ginger and green chilli. Mix tempering in idli batter. As the batter becomes fluffy, immediately fill it in greased idli moulds. Steam for 10-12 minutes. Take out the idli mould and let it cool, then gently remove from the mould. Serve steaming hot with chutney and sambhar.

Jackfruit Upma Ingredients cup jackfruit flour, cup rava (sooji), 1 tsp mustard seeds, 3-4 kari patta leaves, tsp turmeric (optional), 1 tbsp chopped ginger, 1/2 cup onion tbsp chopped green chilli, 2 cups water and salt to taste

Method Heat the frying pan pour some oil in it. Add mustard seeds, once they crackle, add karipatta and gram dal. Add ginger and onion, fry till brown. Once onion gets fried, add green chillies. Add rava and jackfruit flour and roast a little in oil. Add salt and turmeric (optional) to it. Add water and keep stirring till water dries up. Serve the upma with chutney.

Recipe courtesy Grand Mercure Bangalore