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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.
Love it and everyone I’ve made it for, loved it too! I also added some coconut milk for a richer sauce, and roasted cauliflower, sweet potato and garbanzo beans. It’s a very versatile recipe.
Awesome! So glad you enjoyed this recipe! 🙂
I am so excited to try this recipe! Could you please let me know if the recipe is the same using ground cumin, mustard, and nigella rather than the seeds? I don’t know if it’s worth it to buy new spices for fuller flavor? Or if it will work with what is in my pantry… thank you! I have never cooked with the seeds before but am trying to expand my cooking 🙂
Yes use ground versions you’ll probably need to add a bit more
Hello! I came across this recipe searching for jackfruit curry. I used the frozen jackfruit for and came out very tasty. Thanks!
Awesome! Winner! So glad you enjoyed this! 🙂
I was wondering if this might work using coconut milk instead of or in addition to the tomatoes?
Yes in addition would be good
Hi. Is there a pre-mixed spice mix that you could recommend for this? It would be great if there was something pre-made that would be more cost-effective for those not living in areas with easy access to these items. Thanks!
Garam Masala is nice and I also like Bengali paanch phoron (Bengali 5 spice) for this particular recipe.
This was delicious and very easy. Couldn’t find nigella seeds, but it worked nicely any way. Will definitely be making this again. And again.
thank you. awesome
Made this twice now -it’s delicious.
Tried this recipe last night and it was completely inedible. The little bit of sauce it made was tasty, but the jackfruit was spongy and tasteless. I have had lots of experience using jackfruit previously and the recipes have always turned out amazing. Not sure why this recipe did not work out. I tried adding more and more spices, then I started to add more of similar spices in an effort to get flavour into the dish. Ended up throwing the jack fruit out and just using the watery sauce to flavour some rice. Waste of 2 Horus and perfectly good jackfruit.
hmm, i am not sure what happened. With all the added spice and simmering the jackfruit should have picked up flavor. Did you break the jackfruit pieces into smaller pieces? they soften on cooking and you can press and shred them during the simmering. Maybe this particular can or brand was tougher jackfruit. Whati do is squeeze the entire brine out and slice into smaller pieces and use as sometimes the pieces are too large or a bit tough. Hope this helps. What other jackfruit recipes have you tried?
Gone straight into husband’s top ten meals!
I added some tiny cubes of potatoes and carrots, and some squares of red and green peppers to up the veg content.
Now passing the recipe on to recently veggie 15 yr old granddaughter.
yay!
Thank you for the excellent recipe.
Very easy to prepare & cook
Looks and tastes delicious!