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Sunday 13 April 2014

IDICHAKKA THORAN, TENDER JACKFRUIT SUBZI, VISHU RECIPES

Idichakka Thoran or Tender Jackfruit Thoran is a seasonal dish as the Tender  jackfruit is available from  February-March till  April.  Every Kerala house will have jackfruit and mango tree at the backyard.  When the season starts, everyone will be preparing this dish to be served with Sambar rice, Rasam rice etc.







I remember my mother making this.  She will cut the jackfuit  into big chunks and boil with salt and turmeric powder.  when it cools down, she will ask me to pound the same  in the ammikkal. Ammikkal is a flat stone with kuzhavi (see the picture at the bottom), the olden days grinding stone.   During childhood,it was fun doing this job.


Cutting the jackfruit is real pain as it oozes out the white gums  (latex) which is quite sticky.  It will get stuck to the knife as well as in your hand hence we have to apply oil on  our palm and  the knife before starting this process.  It can be removed by applying oil on your hand but in the knife, after applying oil, just heat it up little bit, bubbling gums can be removed with a paper.   Another way is to apply detergent after oil wash and then wipe with paper towel.


Normally, in Kerala, while preparing this dish, they add garlic and onion too, but in our home, we do not use this.