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Jackfruit seeds Kootu | Palakottai Kootu

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Another kootu from my stash. I have never a cuisine other than Indian use seeds extensively. From water melon seeds to pomegranate seeds almost everything is used in cooking. So is Jackfruit seed, known as palakottai in Tamil, is edible and used in Sanbhar, kootu and even as poriyal. As such palakottai does not have any taste and it is very hard but when it is boiled or roasted, the seed's subtle sweetness is brought out. Today's recipe is a simple kootu made with these seeds and a coconut base. 
Palakottai Kootu
Jackfruit seeds Kootu | Palakottai Kootu

Jackfruit seeds Kootu | Palakottai Kootu

Jackfruit seeds Kootu

Prep Time: 10 Mins | Cook Time: 15 Mins | Total Time: 25 Mins | Serves: 2

Ingredients

  • 20-25 palakottai | Jackfruit seeds
  • 1 Cup Chopped Vellai Poosanikai | Ashgourd (you can also substitue chayote)
  • 3 Tbsp Pasiparupu | Mung dahl
  • Salt to taste
For Tempering
  • 1 Tbsp Oil
  • 1/4 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds
  • 3-4 Curry leaves, torn
  • 3 Red chillies
For Grinding
  • 1/4 Cup chopped Grated coconut
  • 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds
  • 1-2 Vatha Milagai | Red chilli 
Instructions

  1. Pressure cook the dal and palakottai with turmeric powder and keep aside. 
  2. Now, take out the seeds and remove the hard white skin. You can cut this in half and then remove it easily. Quarter each seed and keep aside. 
  3. Heat oil in a Kadai | Pan over medium high heat. 
  4. Once the oil shimmers, add the mustard seeds and let it splutter. Then add the cumin seeds, curry leaves, red chillies and fry for a second. 
  5. Then add the chopped ash gourd, salt and little water to cook them. 
  6. Once the veggies are cooked, add the chopped seeds, ground paste and dahl.
  7. Let it boil for about 5 minutes. Add water if it is becomes very thick. 
  8. Finally garnish it with coriander leaves and turn off the flame. 

Notes

  1. Jackfruit seeds when chopped will ooze a sticky white milk kind of substance. So you can either cook them before chopping or rub flour or oil in hand and then handle it. 
  2. If your seeds are very tender, you don't need to pressure cook them. Just boil it with the veggies. 

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  1. Ruchi Indu says

    The clicks are awesome. The blue background and the color of the dish is complementing...

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  2. veena krishnakumar says

    I make palakottai sambhar. This is inviting!

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  3. Chef Mireille says

    definitely so true - never would have thought of cooking with jackfruit seeds - very uniquely Indian for sure

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  4. Padma Rekha says

    We make kurma with this seeds but kootu very interesting...

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  5. Srividhya Gopalakrishnan says

    I Love this kootu. I tried this with brinjal though.. love the clicks

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  6. Harini-Jaya R says

    Stunning presentation. I have not used the seeds in cooking. We enjoy them just by roasting the seeds.

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  7. Smruti Shah says

    Lovely kottu with jackfruit seeds. Great recipe Nisha!!

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  8. Priya Suresh says

    I can happily have this kootu with some rice anytime, fingerlicking kootu.

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  9. Usha says

    We don't use jackfruit in cooking. The only cooking we do with is roasting the seeds and eat 🙂 Kottu looks yummy!

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  10. Gayathri Kumar says

    I love palkottai in sambhar and in poriyal. This kootu also sounds delicious...

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  11. vaishali sabnani says

    Interesting dish...though never made anything with jackfruit seeds.

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  12. Srivalli says

    I love these seeds in gravies..your presentation looks awesome..

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  13. Kalyani says

    Amma made this for alphabet J, on my behalf (Ssshhhh!! :D) but unfortunately couldnt take pics. .. we make it very very similarly.. good choice, Nisha 🙂

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  14. Nalini's Kitchen says

    Never made kottu with palakottai,sounds interesting.We use in Sambar and poriyal..

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  15. Sandhya Ramakrishnan says

    Absolutely love the palakottai in my kootu or sambhar and I love this dish! LOvely choice 🙂

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  16. Amara Annapaneni says

    Never tasted the jackfruit seeds but the kootu looks delicious:)

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  17. Sapana Behl says

    Jackfruit seeds kootu looks really comforting and tasty.Love the elegant pics.

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  18. Pavani N says

    Yummy kootu with jackfruit seeds. We rarely use them in my household but I think they are quite popular in the coastal Andhra cooking.

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  19. Suma Gandlur says

    Though I have heard about the usagee of these seeds in cooking, I haven't tried it out yet. Your dish is popping out in the blue background.

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