Raw Jackfruit Vegetable recipe! ( Kathal)- Gluten free

   

Ingredients:

1.  Green Jackfruit              : 2 cans ( In brine)
2.  Onion                            : 1 big ( cut in julienne)
3. Ginger                            : 1/2 inch ( scraped and cut in julienne)
4. Garlic                             :3-4 pods( cut in julienne)
5. Dry Whole red chillies     : 2 to 3
6. Tomato Paste                  : 1 Tbsp
7. Red chilli powder            :1 tsp
8. Garam  masala Powder   :  1 tsp
9.  canola Oil                      : 1 Tbsp
10. Water                             :1/4 cup
11. Salt                                 : 1 tsp or according to taste.
12. Cilantro ( hara dhaniya)   : 1 Tbsp ( chopped)

Method:

1. Open two cans of green jack fruit. Put them in a big sieve and wash them under running water to get rid of the brine. Pat dry with kitchen towel.
2. Cut the  jack fruit wedges into 2 or 3 bite size pieces.
3. Spray the baking tray with cooking spray and lay the jack fruit pieces in single layer. Coat them with cooking spray again.
4. Preheat the oven and bake them for  20 minutes or till all the pieces become light golden in color and shrink in their size.
5. Remove them from oven and keep them aside.
6. Now heat a pan and  add oil. Now add  dry red chillies , onions, ginger and garlic and saute it till they are slightly golden. 
7. Add tomato paste, salt , red chilli powder and garam masala powder.
8. Add water and let it cook till all the water evaporates and  you can see oil in the edges of the pan.
9. Now add cilantro to garnish. Jackfruit vegetable is ready to devour.
10. You may eat this vegetable with roti, parantha, nan or rice. You may also put it in the burger as I did.

Note: 

• In India and many countries , you can get fresh green tender jack fruit in local vegetable markets in summer. You may ask the vendor to remove the thorny flesh as it is very sticky and cut them in pieces.They put oil in their hands to avoid the stickiness. Once you get it in pieces, you may start with step 2 . 
• If the jackfruit is of brown color from skin, it will be sweet and you will not get the desired results.
• Canned jackfruit is easily available at Indian Grocery stores in US.