Kadachakka(Breadfruit) Varuthu Arachathu -Thrissur style

Posted by veeenajan on June 3, 2009
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Ingredients

 Kadachakka(breadfruit)-1
kadachakka

Small onion(shallots)-10

Tomato-1(chopped)

Grated coconut-1/2

Green chilly-2

Fennel seeds-one pinch

Small onion-2

Ginger-very small piece

Coriander powder-2tsp

Chilly powder-1tsp

Turmeric powder-1/4tsp

Curry leaves-2strings

Garam masala -1/4tsp(opt)

Salt -to taste

Shallots -3 sliced thinnly(for seasoning)

Curry leaves -1string(seasoning)

Water-2cup

Oil-2tbsp

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Method

 

Clean and Peel the fruit .Remove the thick brown colour part .Cut into small cubes and put the pieces into salt water .Wash them properly .

Heat 1tbsp coconut oil in a pan ,add small onion(cut into 2 ) and saute .When it is done then add chopped tomato and cook ..

Add the kadachakka pieces into a cooker along with 1 1/2cup of water ,cooked onion tomato mixture ,curry leaves (1 string)and salt .Pressure cook .2whistle is enough..Try not to over cook it

In the same pan heat remaining oil and add grated coconut ,small onion(2),ginger ,green chilly slits,fennel seeds and curry leaves ..Fry it till the coconut become light brown in colour.Lower the heat and add turmeric powder,chilly powder and coriander powder one by one .Saute till the raw smell goes from the powders.Remove from the fire and allow to cool(u can add garam masala also if u want )

Take a small blender and add this cooled coconut mix along with some water and grind .Make a very fine paste

Transfer this paste to the pan  along with 1 cup of water and allow it to boil .When the gravy began to boil add the cooked  kadachakka into this ..Check the salt ..U can add water if u need more gravy ..Allow this mix to boil for 10 minutes .

Now heat oil in a pan and add small onion slices.Fry them till golden brown .Add fresh curry leaves to this onion and pour the seasoning to the curry ..Close the pan for 10 minutes b4 serving .So the nadan kadachakka varuthu arachathu is ready to serve with rice ..

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Enjoy…

Love

🙂

Veena

46 comments on “Kadachakka(Breadfruit) Varuthu Arachathu -Thrissur style”

  2. I always loved Kadachakka as mom used to make them with spices she used for Non veg dishes and the kadachakka curry used to taste so yumm even though it was without meat.
    Love this one, if i was lucky to get kadachakka i would have made htem as it looks so so yummy.

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  3. foul foul…no more chakka recipes for me ok? am all harassed by you ppl posting any kind of chakka recipes…no water left in my mouth to drool now…

    psst psst can you send some small chakka over here or make some chakka chips or something for poor me??

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  6. Oh such a nice dish I love this my kerala friends know that I like it so I was lucky then but now oh no one makes it for me!!! gotta try this for sure!!! looks so divine and tempting!!!

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  7. Hi Parita..yea breadfruit is similr to tender jackfruit ..Its available in indian veg stores..
    Thanks a lot happy cook,sakshi,ramya,gita and subha for ur lovely comments

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  8. I love all varutharacha curries! They taste so good! And I love kadachakka 🙂 So this must b a lovely combo! 🙂

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  9. Thanks Veena. It was a wonderful trip although I would have enjoyed more if I had gone there in December. Anyway, it was lovely.

    Love Breadfruit, couldn’t find it in B’lore to taste. Lucky you. Enjoy, see you in Fall! 🙂

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  16. Thanks a lot chechi.. love u loads.. muuaaaaaah..

    couldn’t come online as I had exams for last few days!! karthaave… its gonna be 11pm and those yummy pics r makin me hungry!! 😦 no probs.. will try out and let u knw for sure!! 🙂

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  21. Chech, couldnt actually wait till my exams get over to make tis yummy curry. I kept thinking abt tis one almost evryday that I had to make it today! Yum yum!! u wouldnt need a non-veg curry if u have tis one! the taste did remind me of kozhi varutharacha curry!!

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  22. really it’s wonderful. first time i made kadachakka. thanks for the descriptive recipe. u mentioned each and every thing including how to slice it. thanks a lot and i expect more delicious recipies from u.

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  25. This is a very good preparation. I used to have it often when I was in Kerala. We were lucky to have a very large tree near our house. When it is tender (the outer skin of the fruit will have slightly thorny formations when it is tender) we use it to make ‘puzhukku’ by cooking it with 20% volume sambar dal. This is seasoned by ‘Kuthi Kkachu’ (small onion and red dry hot chillies crushed together and seasoned in coconut oil with addition of currey leaves as the onion and chilly crush become crispy and the puzhukku which is cooked ready with salt and a pinch of turmeric powder is mixed with the crispy onion-chilly-currey leavees combination.)
    With kanji it is excellent.

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  31. we made exactly as per this recipe .tried with other vegetable also .looking forward for more recipes. thanx

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  32. very very tasty…………..yummy……….thank you so much.god bless u………..take care……..

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  34. എന്റെ അമ്മയും അമ്മമ്മയും ഉണ്ടാക്കാറുണ്ട് കടച്ചക്ക കറി. പക്ഷെ അതില്‍ തക്കാളി ഇടാറില്ല. എന്തായാലും എന്റെ കയ്യില്‍ ഇപ്പൊ ഒരു കടച്ചക്ക ഇരിപ്പുണ്ട്. അത് വച്ച് ഒന്ന് നോക്കി നോക്കട്ടെ. റിസള്‍ട്ട്‌ പറയാംട്ടോ ചേച്ചീ.

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  35. Thank you so much, Veena. I have been waiting a year to get kadachakka in the market just to make this curry and relish the taste of a genuine Kerala dish. Your recipe is absolutely delicious. Bon Appetit!

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  36. I tried this recipe today. believe me it was one of the best varutharacha curry I have had in my entire life.I was little hesitant with the tomatoes but later decided to give it a try and it came out to be fine.

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  41. Definitely I will try all your recipes.
    The best thing in your recipes is the quantities in right amount, even water quantity that makes cooking much easier.

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  43. hey I was searching for an authentic recipe of this for quite someitme. My earlier trials were all failures. LAst time I got a few recipes and compared and could feel your could be better and followed it step by step. It came out perfect and was just the same what I tasted from my beloved Mom. Thanks so much.

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  45. Thank you for such an elaborative nadan curry recipes. By reading the same itself I can enjoy the taste.

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