Idiyan Chakka Cutlet | Tender Jackfruit Cutlet
Idiyan Chakka Cutlet is a crispy, healthy and tasty snack prepared with tender jackfruit and spices. Idiyan Chakka Cutlet is an innovative and healthy variant from the usual cutlets. In Kerala you will find jackfruit trees in the backyard of almost all houses. Tender Jackfruit Cutlet is an easy to prepare snack that can be relished with a cup of hot chai. The dish is unique and special with tender jackfruit steamed and then shredded to little pieces, combined with mashed potatoes and spices and finally shaped into patties. These patties are deep fried to a crispy brown color with a meaty texture on the inside. Serve these crispy cutlets with ketchup. This traditional delicacy from the state of Kerala has a unique taste, which is delicious in its own rustic way. Jackfruits are nutritious, rich in vital nutrients required for body. You can explore a well detailed Tender Jackfruit Cutlet recipe here.
Ingredients
- 1 small size Idiyan Chakka Tender Jackfruit
- 1 cup Cooked and Smashed Potatoes
- 1/2 cup Chopped onions
- 10 nos Curry leaves
- 3 tsp Chopped Green Chillies
- 2 tsp Chopped ginger
- 1 tsp Garam masala powder
- 2 cup Bread powder
- To taste Salt
- 4 tsp Corn flour
- 2 tsp Red chilli powder
- Frying Oil
Instructions
- Cut the Idiyan Chakka into small pieces and peel the pieces.
- Boil/Cook the Idiyan Chakka pieces preferably in a pressure-cooker (for about 10 – 15 minutes). When the pieces are cooked properly, put off the stove and change the pieces into a plate.
- Smash the Idiyan Chakka pieces by using a normal grinding stone or mixer and keep it aside.
- Add some Water (about 3 – 4 Tsp) into the Corn flour and mix it well and keep the paste separately.
- Take the cooked and smashed potato in a big plate/vessel and add the cooked and smashed Idiyan Chakka into the Potato. Add chopped onion, ginger, green chilli, curry leaves, red chilli powder, garam masala powder and required quantity of salt and mix them well and keep it aside for about ten minutes.
- After about ten minutes, make small balls with the mix and flatten these balls in round shape.
- Dip both sides of the flattened balls in the paste made with corn flour and water.
- Apply the bread powder also on both sides of the cutlets.
- Heat oil in a frying pan and fry both sides of the cutlets properly until crisp.
- The healthy snack dish is ready. Serve with sauce/chutney.
Notes
You can visit this link Beetroot Cutlet. You can also visit Kerala Chicken Cutlet.
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