Kadachakka Chips | Breadfruit Chips

Kadachakka Chips always bring nostalgic memories from my childhood. In Kerala, breadfruit trees are in plenty. Breadfruit is a prickly fruit, oval in appearance, very popular throughout Kerala. You can prepare breadfruit in different variations ranging from cooking, boiling, grilling, deep frying and roasting and each variation has its own special taste and flavor. Kadachakka Chips are a tasty snack relished during evenings with a cup of hot chai. These easy to prepare chips are a culinary delight enjoyed both with the young as well as old. You can also observe the tasty chips with street side vendors selling as a hot favorite. The crispy Breadfruit Chips are great to munch. Breadfruit resembles a small jackfruit in appearance. Nowadays breadfruits are available in market too and the best part is that there are no seeds inside unlike jackfruit.

Unlike foods that are just nutritious, breadfruit is regarded a true super food, that is high in carbohydrates and protein, gluten free, loaded with antioxidants, omegas and folate. Breadfruit is an energy booster and the fiber content in it helps in decreasing cholesterol and triglycerides that causes heart disease. Crispy Kadachakka Chips are the perfect chips for your evenings. These chips require few simple ingredients and just a few minutes is required for the preparation. Working mothers find the snack very useful. They can be assured that their family is relishing something nutritious and tasty as well. These chips will satisfy your snack cravings very well. You can explore a well detailed Kadachakka Chips recipe here that can be easily prepared at home.

Kadachakka Chips | Breadfruit Chips

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Prep Time 45 minutes mins

Total Time 45 minutes mins

Servings 3 people

Ingredients

  

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• 1 no Kadachakka (Breadfruit)
• 1 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1 tsp Red chilli powder (Only if it is required to make Chips Spicy)
• To taste Salt
• As reqd Coconut/Refined Oil
• 10 - 15 Leaves Curry leaves (Only if necessary)

Instructions

 

• For preparing the delicious snack, first peel the Kadachakka or breadfruit, cut it into 3 - 4 pieces (preferably vertically) and remove the core (which is called as Koonju). Cut the pieces further into thin sizes and keep the pieces aside.
  
• Take some water in a glass or bowl. Add salt and turmeric powder into this water and stir it well. Keep this aside.
  
• Heat oil in a cheenachatti/frying pan and put the Kadachhakka pieces into the hot oil (in small quantities) and fry the pieces properly. When the pieces are fried properly, add 1 - 2 tsp of salt water mixed with turmeric powder and stir well. After 2 - 3 minutes take the fried pieces out from the oil and keep them in a plate.
  
• Fry the curry leaves in the same oil and when colour of the curry leaves turn into golden brown, take them out from the oil and add it into the fried Kadachakka pieces/chips. Add red chilli powder also and mix it well. Curry leaves are optional, the chips taste perfect even without curry leaves.
• Kadachakka (Breadfruit) Chips is ready. The chips can be served for teatime with Coffee/Tea/Cool drinks.
  

Notes

You can visit this link Kadachakka Bajji. You can also visit this link Kadachakka Upperi.

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