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Sri Lankan Jackfruit curry

This famous young jackfruit curry that is out of this world! One of the most popular dishes in Sri Lanka. Young jackfruit slow-cooked in a tangy and spicy coconut milk-based gravy with a very rich texture. It just melts in your mouth. This is a secret recipe passed down to me from my family.
Course Main Course
Servings 3

Ingredients
  

10oz Jackfruit – 1 can (“jackfruit in water”)

2 tbsp Vegetable oil

1 tsp Ginger-garlic

2 oz Chopped white onion

2 Pandan leaves whole

4 Whole curry leaves

1⁄2 tsp Salt

1⁄2 tsp Mustard seeds

1⁄2 tsp Cumin powder

1⁄2 tsp Fennel Seed

2 Whole cloves

1 tsp Paprika

1⁄2 tsp Meat curry powder

1⁄2 tsp Roasted curry powder

1⁄4 tsp Fennugreek seed

1⁄4 Medium tomato sliced

2 tbsp Coconut milk (can or powder)

Instructions
 

• Open can of jackfruit

• Add to pan: oil, onion, and ginger-garlic paste and sauté

• Add pandan and curry leaves and sauté

• Add spices and sauté

• Add tomato and sauté

• Separate water in can from jackfruit

• Add jackfruit pieces to pan and mix, cook for 3 mins

• Then add water from can (brine) to pan, cook for 15 mins

• Add coconut milk

    Keyword sri lankan, vegetarian