Name: Bengali Jackfruit (Kathal) Curry recipe by Shamita Chakraborty at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Jackfruit (Kathal) -500 gms; Potato -4 (medium); Onion -2 (paste); Ginger paste -1 tsp; Tomato -4 (paste); Coriander powder -1 tsp; Jeera powder -1 tsp; Black pepper powder -1/2tsp; Salt (according to taste); Red chilli powder -1/2tsp; Turmeric Powder -1/2 tsp; Bay leaves -2; Cumin (jeera) seeds -1/2tsp; Cardamom (Elaichi) powder -1/2tsp; Cinnamon powder -1/2tsp; Ghee -1 tbsp; Oil for cooking

Ingredients Serving: 4

Jackfruit (Kathal) -500 gms
Potato -4 (medium)
Onion -2 (paste)
Ginger paste -1 tsp
Tomato -4 (paste)
Coriander powder -1 tsp
Jeera powder -1 tsp
Black pepper powder -1/2tsp
Salt (according to taste)
Red chilli powder -1/2tsp
Turmeric Powder -1/2 tsp
Bay leaves -2
Cumin (jeera) seeds -1/2tsp
Cardamom (Elaichi) powder -1/2tsp
Cinnamon powder -1/2tsp
Ghee -1 tbsp
Oil for cooking

Instructions

First of all, fry the chopped potatoes till it appears golden brown in colour.
After that fry the jackfruit pieces till it appears to be brown.
Keep the fried potatoes and jackfruit aside.
Add cumin seeds and bay leaves to the preheated oil and after that add onion paste.
Fry till it appears to be golden brown in medium heat.
After frying till golden brown, add ginger paste and tomato paste. Fry until it starts to release oil.
Then make a thick paste of cumin powder, coriander powder, black pepper powder, red chilli powder and turmeric powder.
Add the paste in the pan in which you have cooking and fry for a minute.
Then add the fried potatoes and jackfruit to the pan and mix well in low flame for about 5 minutes.
Then add water in the pan for making curry as per your taste.
After that cover the pan and cook it for 10 minutes in a low flame.
After cooking it for 10 minutes switch off the flame and add 1 tbsp of ghee and garam masala.
Serve it hot with rice or chapati.

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