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Young green Jackfruit makes a great shredded meat sub. Easy, Vegan, Soy-free Gluten-free Grain-free Indian curry. Simple spices, amazing flavor.
On a Jackfruit roll with this easy Jackfruit Curry. Simple, well spiced and delicious!
Young Green Jackfruit is available in canned form in brine in Asian stores and some larger Indian stores. It is also available online on amazon or Indian stores. Jackfruit is called “Kathal” in Hindi which might be the name used in Indian stores. You might also be able to find the whole Green Jackfruit in the grocery section in asian stores or Indian stores depending on the store and season. Call and check before heading to the store as it is much cheaper in the stores than online.
Jackfruit has been used for ages in some cuisines. It is the largest tree borne fruit in the world and is rich in Vitamin C, B6 and potassium. It has a meaty interior with a mild flavor. The seeds of the fruit are edible too.
This Jackfruit curry uses a few spices. Use any that you have and add some garam masala. Cook longer to infuse the Jackfruit with flavor. Serve with rice, quinoa, couscous, flatbread or cooked grains of choice.
More easy curries and Jackfruit recipes from the blog
- Jackfruit Meatballs Tacos
- Cauliflower Kofta Curry -Baked Cauliflower Veggie Balls in sauce
- Tofu in Spinach curry – Palak tofu
- No Chicken Dhaba Chikn curry.
Whats your favorite way to serve Jackfruit?
For variation: You can also make this curry with cooked beans or chickpeas, or use shredded squash or vegan chikn subs.
Easy Jackfruit Curry
Ingredients
- 1 tsp oil
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp nigella seeds
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 dried red chilies
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 5 cloves of garlic , chopped
- 1 inch ginger , chopped
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 20 oz can green Jackfruit, drained, rinsed and squeezed to remove excess brine. Also chop into smaller pieces if too big., (see the first part of the post for availability details)
- 2 medium tomatoes pureed, or 1.5 cups puree
- 1/2 to 3/4 tsp salt or to taste
- 1 to 1.5 cups water
Instructions
- Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. When hot, add cumin, mustard and nigella seeds and let them start to sizzle or pop. 1 minute. Add bay leaves and red chilies and cook for a few seconds. Add in the onion, garlic and ginger and a pinch of salt. Cook until translucent. 5 to 6 minutes. Stir occasionally.
- Add jackfruit and cook until golden on some edges. 3-4 mins. I like to toss the jackfruit in 1 tsp cornstarch or flour for extra crispy ness. This is optional
- Add coriander, turmeric, black pepper and mix well. Add pureed tomato, salt and mix well. Cover and cook for 10 minutes.
- Uncover and cook for a few minutes to thicken the tomato puree. Also, shred the Jackfruit a bit if you like.
- Add water, cover and cook for 10- 15 minutes. Taste and adjust salt and spice. Reduce heat to medium low and cover and cook for another 10 minutes or longer until desired consistency. You can also add in 1/4 cup nondairy cream or yogurt for a creamier sauce and simmer for a minute. Garnish with cilantro and serve.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
How much jackfruit do I use if it’s fresh?
Once you remove the skin and the tough stem portion, measure out 15 oz to use
Hello richa, thanks for sharing recipie.
Is there any alternative of Nigella seeds and can i freeze the recipie?
nigella seeds are kalonji and should be easily available. You can omit them if you iike and add more garam masala to tastet
Really easy to make and simply delicious! Was pleasantly surprised. Will try your other recipes. I added sweet potato; some coconut milk. Served with quinoa & rice mix garnished with toasted walnuts.
awesome!
Check out The JackFruit Company. 30.5 oz foil container of cut up jack fruit. Contains only jackfruit and water. I don’t really like the taste as it comes out of package so I rinse it in a colander before using.
It came out a bit hot for me so I whacked some soya cream in at the end lol
🙂
Hi! I am hoping to make this tonight- looks amazing!
I don’t have Nigella seeds… what would you suggest?
Thank you 🙂
dried onion flakes
My first taste of jackfruit! We loved this recipe and it’s definitely joining our regular repertoire.
My only edit was to use a 400g tin of chopped tomatoes instead of the “2 medium tomatoes pureed”.
In the UK we can buy tins of jackfruit in water in mainstream supermarkets like Waitrose and Sainsburys (with the tinned veg, not in the “fancy” world foods section!)
In a “Vegan Special” food review in the Times (10 Nov 2018) Summer Pride Jackfruit in Water (sold in Sainsburys) was one of only two items with a 5/5 score.
I had a jackfruit dinner in Jackson, WY this fall. It was fabulous and I don’t use that word easily. It was a curried jackfruit over farro. There was fennel, and coconut milk in it, with coleslaw on top surrounded by lots of cashews.
I want to recreate that and will start with your curry. I hope I don’t wreck anything! Do you think this will work?
Go for it, lmk how it turns out 🙂
Can I freeze this recipe?
sure, should work just fine
I made this and it was delicious. I made it in the instant pot, substituted the dried red chilies for cayenne pepper plus red pepper flakes, and also substituted the onion/garlic/ginger with the onion masala recipe from the ‘my heart beets’ blog. other recipes in the instant pot simply haven’t worked out for me(mostly the beets blog recipes), but this one did.
Awesome! Instant pot can be tricky at times.