Name: Raw jackfruit fritters
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 cup raw jackfruit (finely chopped); ½ cup split chickpea; 2 Tbsp rice flour; 1 big sized onion (finely chopped); 2 green chillies (finely chopped); ½ tsp ginger garlic paste; A pinch of turmeric; 1-2 tsp chilli powder; ¼ tsp garam masala; Salt to taste; Handful of coriander leaves (finely chopped); Oil for deep frying; Water as required

Raw jackfruit fritters

21 Apr 2019

by Deepthi (in memoriam)

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Total Time

30 minutes

Background

Raw jackfruit fritters are very easy to make and taste delicious. This recipe is my Mother's own and everyone in my family loves these fritters.

Ingredients

1 cup raw jackfruit (finely chopped)
½ cup split chickpea
2 Tbsp rice flour
1 big sized onion (finely chopped)
2 green chillies (finely chopped)
½ tsp ginger garlic paste
A pinch of turmeric
1-2 tsp chilli powder
¼ tsp garam masala
Salt to taste
Handful of coriander leaves (finely chopped)
Oil for deep frying
Water as required

Instructions

Place the raw jackfruit in a pressure cooker with ¼ cup of water and pressure cook for 3 whistles and turn off the heat.
Cook the chickpeas in pressure cooker until done. If there is still water, transfer the chick peas in to a pan and evaporate the water on medium heat. Mash the chick peas to coarse paste.
Take a pan, add 1 Tbsp oil and fry the finely chopped onions with ginger garlic paste until translucent.
Mash the jack fruit to coarse paste using a blender.
Take a bowl, add mashed jackfruit, chick pea paste, onions, chopped green chillies, rice flour, turmeric, chilli powder, garam masala, chopped coriander, salt. Mix well and set aside.
Take small portion of the mixture and make it in to small ball. Take the ball & press it with your hands. Repeat for whole mixture.
Take deep bottomed vessel and add oil for deep frying. Gently add them to the hot oil and fry them until they get fully brown on both sides.
Serve hot with sambar rice or ketchup.