Halasina Kai Huli

                                         

                         Halasina Kai Huli

This recipe make use of raw jack fruit (Halasina kai). This is an authentic Udipi dish. Raw jack fruit has a very soft texture and subtle flavour .The subtle flavour of the raw jack fruit helps in  absorbing  all the other added  flovours easily.

Ingredients:
2 cups raw jack fruit pieces
1/2 cup fresh grated coconut
6-7 red chilies
1 table spoon urad dal
1 tea spoon coriander seeds
1 tea spoon jeera
1/2 tea spoon methi seeds
2 strands curry leaves
 1/4 tea spoon hing
1 tea spoon jaggery
1 table spoon soaked tamrind extract
1/2 tea spoon haldi
1 table spoon oil
1 tea spoon mustard seeds
Salt to taste
Preparation:
1. Cook  raw jack fruits with salt and jaggery till soft, do not over cook
2.In a pan heat 1/2 table spoon oil , add red chilies, coriander seeds, jeera seeds, urad dal, methi seeds, 1 strand curry leaves and hing and roast till jeera splits
3. Grind this roasted masala with coconut to a fine paste adding little water.
4. In a thick pan put the tamarind extract, haldi, salt and 1 cup water and boil till the raw smell of tamrind is gone.
5. Add the ground masala and cooked  raw jack fruits and mix gently taking care not to mash the raw jack fruit pieces.
6. Let the mixture boil well
7. Heat the remaining oil in a pan add, mustard seeds and curry leaves, when mustard splits add to the gravy and put off the flame.
8. Serve yummy halasina kai huli with hot rice.