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kathal recipe with step by step photos – home style delicious curry made with raw jackfruit or kathal.

i had got recipe requests to add some recipes with kathal. kathal is the hindi word for jackfruit. every summer i do add 1 or 2 recipes with jackfruit. usually i make kathal pulao or kathal biryani or jackfruit payasam or kathal ki sabji and kathal stir fry with coconut. this time due to the recipe request for a kathal curry, i asked my mom her recipe method. so the kathal curry recipe shared here comes from my mom. its one of those curries that have a homely feeling and taste.

my mom also uses the jackfruit seeds in the curry. but you can remove these if you want. i remove them and add them to sabzis (stir fried or steamed veggies dishes) or add them to sambar or leafy vegetables stir fries. we always add them to this mangalore style malabar spinach curry.

getting a whole jackfruit, then peeling and then cutting it is a task. so i ask the veggie vendor to peel the kathal for me. you can do the same.

serve kathal curry with steamed rice or chapatis.

if you are looking for more curry recipes then you can check:

• mushroom curry
• paneer masala
• gobi masala
• capsicum curry
• bhindi masala recipe

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kathal recipe | raw jackfruit curry recipe | kathal curry recipe

kathal masala curry recipe - home style delicious curry made with raw jackfruit.

course main course

cuisine north indian

prep time 15 minutes

cook time 20 minutes

total time 35 minutes

servings 4

author dassana amit

ingredients (1 cup = 250 ml)

for pressure cooking kathal

• 250 grams unripe jackfruit (kathal)
• 1 to 2 pinches of turmeric powder (haldi)
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• water as required, for pressure cooking jackfruit

for onion paste

• 80 grams onion OR 1 large onion OR ¾ cup chopped onions
• 1 to 2 tablespoons water - optional and if required while grinding onions

for tomato masala paste

• 1 large tomatoes OR 160 grams tomatoes OR ¾ cup chopped tomatoes
• 1 inch ginger OR 2 teaspoons roughly chopped ginger
• 8 to 10 small garlic OR 2 teaspoons roughly chopped garlic (lahsun)
• 1 tablespoon mint leaves
• 2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves

for kathal curry

• 2 tablespoons oil or ghee
• ½ teaspoon shah jeera (caraway seeds)
• 1.5 inches cinnamon (dalchini)
• 4 green cardamoms (chotti elaichi)
• 4 cloves (lavang)
• 1 black cardamom (badi elaichi)
• 1 small to medium tej patta (indian bay leaf)
• ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder (haldi)
• 1 teaspoon kashmiri red chilli powder
• 1 teaspoon coriander powder (dhania powder)
• 3 tablespoons beaten full fat curd
• 1.25 cups water OR add as required
• ½ teaspoon garam masala powder
• 2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves
• salt as required

how to make recipe

pressure cooking jackfruit (kathal)

1. apply oil on your palms, knife and chopping board. rinse the peeled jackfruit. then chop the jackfruit and remove the seeds. generally i get the peel removed from the vegetable vendor. in case the peel is not removed, then you will have to slice off the peels. if using chopped jackfruit already brought from outside, then rinse them in water.

2. add the jackfruit pieces in a pressure cooker. while chopping jackfruit, you can remove the seeds if you want or add them in the dish.

3. then add 1 to 2 pinches of turmeric powder and ¼ teaspoon salt.

4. add enough water which just about cover the jackfruit pieces.

5. pressure cook for 3 to 4 whistles or for 8 to 9 minutes on medium flame.

6. once the pressure settles down, then remove the lid. drain all the water and keep the cooked jackfruit aside.

preparing onion paste for kathal curry

1. meanwhile when the jackfruit is being pressure cooked, you can prep for the gravy. add ¾ cup chopped onions in a grinder jar.

2. grind to a smooth paste without adding any water. remove and keep aside in a bowl.

preparing tomato paste for kathal curry

1. in the same jar, then add ¾ cup chopped tomatoes. also add 2 teaspoons roughly chopped ginger, 2 teaspoons roughly chopped garlic, 1 tablespoon mint leaves and 2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves.

2. grind to a smooth paste. keep aside.

making kathal curry

1. heat 2 tablespoons oil in a pan or kadai.

2. then add the following spices and let them crackle - ½ teaspoon shah jeera, 1.5 inch cinnamon, 4 green cardamoms, 4 cloves, 1 black cardamom and 1 small to medium tej patta. you can slightly crush the green cardamoms before adding.

3. next add the ground onion paste. be careful as the mixture splutters. if the onion paste splutters too much, then cover the pan partly with a lid till the spluttering stops.

4. mix very well.

5. on a low to medium-low flame, stirring often saute the onion paste till it becomes light golden in color. you can even saute till it becomes golden.

6. then the tomato paste. be careful as the mixture splutters.

7. mix very well.

8. saute the masala till you see oil releasing from its sides. saute on a low to medium-flame and stir often.

9. then add ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder, 1 teaspoon kashmiri red chilli powder and 1 teaspoon coriander powder.

10. mix very well. saute for a minute.

11. keep the flame to a low or you can even switch off the flame. then add 3 tablespoons beaten full fat curd.

12. as soon as you add curd, quickly and briskly mix it very well with the onion-tomato masala.

13. now saute on a low to medium-low flame, till you see oil releasing from the sides.

14. then add 1.25 cups water. mix very well.

15. season with salt as per taste.

16. bring the kathal curry to a simmer. you can add less or more water as per your requirements.

17. once the curry starts simmering and you see some oil specks on top, then add the cooked jackfruit. mix well.

18. cover the pan with a lid and simmer for 8 to 9 minutes.

19. later, sprinkle ½ teaspoon garam masala powder. mix well.

20. switch off the flame and add 2 to 3 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves. mix again.

21. serve kathal curry with steamed rice or chapatis.

preparation for making kathal recipe

1. apply some oil on your palms, knife and chopping board. rinse the peeled jackfruit. then chop the jackfruit and remove the seeds. generally i get the peel removed from the vegetable vendor. in case the peel is not removed, then you will have to slice off the peels. if using chopped jackfruit already brought from outside, then rinse them in water first. add the jackfruit pieces in a pressure cooker. while chopping jackfruit, you can remove the seeds if you want or add them in the dish. if using peeled jackfruit, then rinse it in water very well, before chopping it.

2. then add 1 to 2 pinches of turmeric powder and ¼ teaspoon salt.

3. add enough water which just about cover the jackfruit pieces. mix well.

4. pressure cook for 3 to 4 whistles or for 8 to 9 minutes on medium flame. once the pressure settles down, then remove the lid. drain all the water and keep the cooked jackfruit aside.

5. meanwhile when the jackfruit is being pressure cooked, you can prep for the gravy. add ¾ cup chopped onions in a grinder jar.

6. grind to a smooth paste without adding any water. remove and keep aside in a bowl.

7. in the same jar, then add ¾ cup chopped tomatoes. also add 2 teaspoons roughly chopped ginger, 2 teaspoons roughly chopped garlic, 1 tablespoon mint leaves and 2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves.

8. grind to a smooth paste. keep aside.

making kathal recipe

9. heat 2 tablespoons oil or ghee in a pan or kadai.

10. then add the following spices and let them crackle – ½ teaspoon shah jeera, 1.5 inches cinnamon, 4 green cardamoms, 4 cloves, 1 black cardamom and 1 small to medium tej patta (indian bay leaf). you can slightly crush the green cardamoms before adding.

11. next add the ground onion paste. be careful as the mixture splutters. if the onion paste splutters too much, then first quickly stir and then cover the pan partly with a lid till the spluttering stops.

12. mix very well.

13. on a low to medium-low flame, stirring often saute the onion paste till it becomes light golden in color. you can even saute till it becomes golden.

14. then add the tomato paste. be careful as the mixture splutters.

15. mix very well.

16. saute the masala till you see oil releasing from its sides. saute on a low to medium-flame and stir often.

17. then add ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder, 1 teaspoon kashmiri red chilli powder and 1 teaspoon coriander powder.

18. mix very well.

19. saute for a minute.

20. keep the flame to a low or you can even switch off the flame. then add 3 tablespoons beaten full fat curd.

21. as soon as you add curd, quickly and briskly mix it very well with the onion-tomato masala.

22. now saute on a low to medium-low flame, till you see oil releasing from the sides.

23. then add 1.25 cups water.

24. mix very well.

25. season with salt as per taste.

26. bring the curry to a simmer. you can add less or more water as per your requirements.

27. once the curry starts simmering and you see some oil specks on top, then add the cooked jackfruit. mix well.

28. cover the pan with a lid and simmer for 8 to 9 minutes.

29. remove the lid.

30. later, sprinkle ½ teaspoon garam masala powder. mix well.

31. switch off the flame and add 2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves. mix again.

32. serve kathal curry with steamed rice or chapatis.

dassana amit

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i am passionate about cooking from childhood and learnt cooking from my elders. having a home science degree surely enhanced my cooking & baking skills which i now share as fool proof recipes on the blog. i am trained both in mainstream indian as well as international cuisines.

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