CHACKAKURU MEZHUKKUPURATTI

Jackfruit Seed Stir Fry 
(Kerala Style)

Ingredients

Jackfruit seeds (steamed) - 3 cups
Pearl onions (sliced thin) - 6 nos
Red Chilly powder - 1tsp
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp
Garlic Cloves - 3 or 4
Salt to taste
Curry leaves - few
Cooking oil - 2 tbsp

 Directions

1. Remove the outer skin of the steamed jackfruit seeds and slice them into half.
 2. Heat oil in a pan. Put curry leaves, sliced onions and garlic and sauté it till onions are tender.
 3. Add red chilly powder and turmeric powder.
 4. Then add the sliced jackfruit seeds and sprinkle little water and stir it well. Add salt to taste
 5. Stir fry till the jackfruit seeds turn little crisp.
 6. Serve it hot with rice as side dish.

Beans Stir Fry

Ingredients

Beans – 350gms
Shallots – 4
Green chillies – 2 - 3 Nos
Vegetable oil – 2 tsp
Salt to taste

Directions

1. Cut beans lengthwise, chop the green chillies and shallots.
2. Heat oil in a pan.
3. Add the chopped shallots, green chillies, beans and salt. Stir fry until it is done, on a medium flame.

KAYA MEZHUKKUPURATTI

Raw Banana Fry

Ingredients

Diced Raw Banana – 2 Nos
Chopped onion – ½ cup
Chilly powder – 1 tsp
Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
Vegetable oil – 3 tsp
Salt to taste


Directions

1. Cook the banana with chilly powder, turmeric powder and salt in a little water.
2. Heat oil in a pan.
3. Add the cooked banana and chopped onion.Stir fry it till it turns golden brown.

OKRA STIR FRY

Lady’s Finger(Okra)Fry

Ingredients
Lady’s finger (Okra) – 400gms
Onion – 1(medium)
Green chillies – 4 or 5
Cooking oil – 1 tsp
Salt to taste

Directions

1. Cut lady’s finger into small pieces, cut onion and green chillies.
2. Heat a pan, pour oil, add the lady’s finger, onion, green chillies and salt.
3. Cover with a lid and cook in low flame.
4. After 4 -5 minutes remove the lid and stir fry.

Egg plant Stir Fry

Ingredients

Egg plant – 3
Chopped onion – ¼ cup
Red chilly powder – ½tsp
Garam masala powder – ¼ tsp
Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
Vegetable oil – 3 tsp
Salt to taste
Curry leaves

Directions

1. Heat oil in a pan and add the turmeric powder, garam masala and red chilly powder. Add the cut egg plant, onion, salt and curry leaves. Close the pan with a lid and cook on a low flame for 4-5 minutes.
2. Open the lid and stir fry until it turns to a golden colour.

KOVAIKKA MEZHUKKUPURATTI

Tindora Stir Fry

Ingredients

Tindora(Kovaikka) – 400gms
Shallots – 4
Green chillies – 3 Nos
Vegetable oil – 2 tsp
Salt to taste

Directions

1.Slice the tindora lengthwise, chop the green chillies and shallots.
2.Heat oil in a pan.
3. Add the chopped shallots, green chillies, tindora and salt. Stir fry until it is done, on a medium flame.

PAVAIKKA MEZHUKKUPURATTI

Bitter Gourd Stir Fry

Ingredients
Bitter gourd (Pavakka) – 2 Nos
Onion – 1
Green chillies – 3 or 4
Coconut(sliced thin) – ¼ cup
Cooking oil – 3 tsp
Salt to taste
Directions

1. Cut bitter gourd into thin pieces, cut onion and green chillies.
2. Heat a pan, pour oil, add the bitter gourd, onion, green chillies, coconut and salt.
3. Cover with a lid and cook in low flame.
4. After 8-10 minutes remove the lid and stir fry.

Carrot Stir Fry

Ingredients

Carrots – 4 Nos
Chopped onion – ½ cup
Green chillies – 2
Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
Vegetable oil – 3 tsp
Salt to taste


Direction

1. Cook the carrots (cut lengthwise into thin pieces) with chopped green chillies, turmeric powder and salt in a little water.
2. Heat oil in a pan.
3. Add the cooked carrots and chopped onion. Fry it till it turns slightly brown.

TINDORA STIR FRY

Tindora/Kovaikkai Fry

Ingredients

Tindoras/kovaikkai - 1 lb/ ½ kg
Shallots - 3 Nos
Turmeric powder- ¼ tsp
Chilly powder 1-2 tsp
Cooking oil - 3 tsp
Salt to taste
Crisply fried curry leaves for garnishing.

Directions

1.Cut the vegetable thin and round.
2.Heat oil in a pan and add the cut tindoras and salt, cover and cook over medium heat. Don't add any water. Let the vegetable get cooked with its own water content.
3.Once the vegetable is cooked, remove the lid and turn the stove to high flame.
4.Add turmeric powder,chilly powder and chopped shallots.Stir and fry them till raw smell of chilly powder goes and oil shows up on sides.
5.Garnish with crisply fried curry leaves.

Potato Stir Fry

Ingredients

Potato – 3
Chopped onion – ¼ cup
Chopped garlic - ½ tsp
Red chilly powder – 1 tsp
Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
Vegetable oil – 3 tsp
Salt to taste
Curry leaves

Directions

1. Cook potato (cut lengthwise) in little water with chilly powder, turmeric powder, garlic and salt till the potato is ¾ done.
2. Heat oil in a pan and add the cooked potato, onion and curry leaves and fry until it turns to a golden colour.