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Jackfruit Seeds - Spicy Savory Snack | Kara Halasina Hannina Beeja

Monday, July 05, 2021

Jackfruit itself is a unique fruit, biggest among the fruits. And its seeds are almost the size of a small lime. There are many recipes using Jackfruit seeds - curries, snacks etc. Seeds may be added to other curries. It has nutty flavor, almost like macadamia nuts. They are packed with many important nutrients, so don't throw them away. Enjoy this roasted savory snack.

A very important step for using Jackfruit seeds is to remove its outer hard skin - it is not edible. There are two ways, (1) after separating the seeds, wash and keep it aside for few days to dry out. You may crush the seed by hitting with pestle and then separating the outer white skin. (2) by boiling the seed in water for about 30 minutes and then put the seeds into cold water(blanch). Then remove the skin.

Ingredients:

1 cup - Jackfruit seeds
¾ tsp - turmeric powder
½ tsp - red chili powder or as per taste
1 tsp - salt
5 - curry leaves
2 tsp - oil

Method:

To remove the Jackfruit seeds skin, transfer the seeds in to a pressure cooker, add 2 cups of water, 1 tsp spoon salt and ¼ tsp of turmeric powder. Cover the lid and pressure cook for 8 to 10 minutes or two whistles. Turn off the flame, release the pressure and drain the water. Now, drop the boiled seeds into a bowl of cold water. Remove the skin from the seeds. Discard the skin. NOTE: If you don't have a pressure cooker, boil the seeds in a bowl of water for about 30 minutes.

Some of the seeds will be bigger than others, slice the big seeds into half.
In a fry pan, heat 2 tsp of oil on medium flame.
Once the oil is hot add curry leaves, rest of the turmeric powder and red chili powder. Stir a bit
Now add the Jackfruit seeds and bit of salt. Please do a taste test before adding salt. Since the seeds were already boiled with salt, you may need very little salt or no need to add any salt at all.
Stir and roast for about 3 to 5 minutes. Savory Jackfruit seeds are ready to snack.
Serve them hot or at room temperature.