KATHAL KOFTA CURRY WITH DAL, JACKFRUIT KOFTA CURRY WITH DAL

I have already posted  Jackfruit kofta curry.  Now I am posting the recipe of Jackfruit kofta curry with dal.  It is somewhat similar to the parippu urundai kuzhambu (dal balls made with dal and sambar powder) and goes well with chapati and white rice too.  Let us have a look at the recipe now

Ingredients:

For Kofta

500 gm  tender jackfruit
1/2 cup tuvar dal or moongdal
1 green chilli *
1 red chilli *
a generous pinch of asafoetida
1 big onion finely chopped (optional)
1 tsp rice powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
salt as per taste.
few curry leaves

oil for deep frying

*Spice level according to your taste increase.


For Gravy:

1 cup thin tamarind syrup
1/4 cup tuvar dal or moong dal
1-11/2 tsp sambar powder
1 big tomato chopped
1 tsp oil
little turmeric powder
1/2  tsp sugar or jaggery (optional) i did not use it.
salt as per taste

(spice level is according to my requirement.  You may increase if you like)

Tempering:

1 tsp ghee
1 tsp mustard seeds
few curry leaves

Garnishing:

chopped coriander leaves

Method:

Preparation of Kofta/balls/urundai

1.  Apply oil in your plams and on the knife.  for beginners - applying oil is to avoid sticking the gum on the knife as well as in your hand.
2.  cut the jackfruit into two parts.
3.  Remove the stem, skin and the nose part.
4.  Wash and  pressure cook them with sufficient water for 4-5 whistles.
5.  When cool down, remove and mash with your hands thoroughly.
6. Remove excess water and grind the tuvar dal or moongdal in mixer with green and red chilli, curry leaves and mix with the jackfruit.
7.  Add  salt  asafoetida,  rice powder, onion   and make small balls out of it.
8.  deep fry them and keep aside or make balls and directly put them in the tamarind syrup or steam cook the same and then put in the tamarind pulp and  cook the same.

Preparation of Gravy.

1. Boil the dal and keep aside.
2.  chop the tomatoes.
3.  boil the tamarind syrup with salt, turmeric powder, sambar powder.  when it starts boiling, add the fried balls or the steam cooked balls or  the balls can be put in the syrup directly and cook till done.  (to check break one ball if you are putting it directly and see whether inside portion is cooked or not)
3.  If it is cooked, then add the boiled and mashed  dal in it and bring to boil. check the salt.
4.  temper with the mustard seeds and curry leaves.
5.  Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with rice,roti, phulkas.

TIPS:  Do not boil after adding the koftas if you are putting the fried ones.

see the other version: link here:  kathal-kofta-curry-tender-jackfruit.html