Chakka kuru manga curry

Yesterday when I posted chakka kuru upperi, most of them commented saying they are used to chakka kuru curry. Yes of course this is a very famous curry in the summer season since chakka (jackfruit) and manga (raw mangoes) are available in plenty!!!

I added drumsticks to the curry to make the curry more interesting. This is a very fabulous curry - just serve it with rice and a thoran of your choice. We also love to have this curry with dosa since it has a nice tangy flavor.

Ingredients:

Chakka Kuru (jackfruit seeds) - 1 cup

Drumsticks - 2 nos

Ram mango - 1/2 

Coconut (grated) - 1/2 cup

Garlic - 4 pods

Green chillies - 2 nos

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Salt - to taste

To temper:

Oil - 1 tsp

mustard - 1/2 tsp

Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp

Curry leaves - few

Method:

• Chop the drumsticks, chakka kuru and raw mango.
• Pressure cook the chakka kuru and raw mango together with salt and turmeric powder for one whistle (add 1 cup water). You can alternatively cook it in stove top also in a closed container with enough water.
• Microwave the drumstick pieces for about 4 minutes so that they are 75% cooked. I find that when drumsticks are pressure cooked, they become very mushy and break. So I microwave them so that they don't lose the shape.
• Meanwhile grind the grated coconut, garlic pods and green chillies into a fine paste by adding little water.

• Once the pressure is released, open the pressure cooker, add the ground paste, cooked drumstick pieces and 1/2 cup water and mix well. Check for salt and boil the gravy. When the gravy starts bubbling up from the sides switch off the stove.
• The gravy will thicken after some time so make it a little diluted.
• In a kadai pour oil, add mustard seeds. Once mustard splutters add the fenugreek seeds and curry leaves. Pour this on the gravy and mix well.

Chakka kuru manga curry is ready!!! Enjoy with rice and a thoran of your choice. Pappadam will be a good accompaniment.

Note:

You can avoid the garlic in this curry.

This curry can also be made without raw mango. In that case for sourness add sour curd with the coconut and grind.

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