Tender Jackfruit 65 / Chakka Chilli

Jackfruit 65/ Chakka 65 / Chakka Chilli is a deep fried delicious snack dish made with tender jackfruit slices and can be served as a tea time snack or as a side dish with rice. Jackfruit is known as chakka in Kerala (India).

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Tender Jackfruit 65 / ChakkaChili

Ingredients:-

Tender Jackfruit.         - 1cup chopped
Gram flour.                  - 2tbsp
Rice flour.                    - 3tbsp
Corn flour.                    - 2tbsp
Red chilly powder.       - 2tsp
Turmeric powder.         -1/4tsp
Garam masala powder. -2tsp
Ginger garlic paste.      - 1tsp
Curry leaves.                -1tsp
Salt.                              - to taste
Oil.                                - for deep frying

Instructions:-

1). Cut a small piece of tender jackfruit.

2). Remove the outer thorny skin and chop the jackfruit into very small slices.Wash the chopped jackfruit slices and drain water completely. Apply ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder, red chilly powder, garam masala powder, corn flour, rice flour, besan and salt to the jackfruit slices. Sprinkle little water and mix the chopped jackfruit slices with all the above ingredients and keep aside for 15 to 20 minutes to rest.

Method:-

2). Heat oil in a pan for deep frying.

3). Once the oil is hot, drop the jackfruit slices coated with spicy flour batter into the hot oil and deep fry till crispy.

4). Flip and turn the jackfruit slices in hot oil to fry on all sides using a slotted spoon.

4). Remove the deep fried crispy jackfruit slices from hot oil and transfer to a bowl.Deep fry the jackfruit slices in batches.

5). Lastly add curry leaves into the hot oil and deep fry for a second and remove from oil.

6. Transfer the fried cury leaves to a serving plate and mix with deep fried crispy jackfruit slices.Tender Jacfruit 65/ Chakka Chilli is ready to serve.