There are many recipes for cooking breadfruit. My favourite are sambar, majjige huli, palya and podi/pakodas. Here is a simple recipe of making Jigujje Podi/Breadfruit Pakodas.
Jeegujje Podi
Jeegujje Podi(Breadfruit Fritters)
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 10-15 mins
Serves: 2-3
Ingredients:
¼ Breadfruit
½ cup Gram Flour
1 tbsp Rice Flour
½ tsp Cumin Seeds
1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
A pinch of Asafoetida/Hing
Salt to taste
Method:
Peel the bread fruit and remove the fibrous part in centre.
Slice them into ½ cm thickness.
Keep them immersed in water till required.
In a mean while, add all other ingredients and make thick paste using water.
Remove the slices from water and dry them using paper towel.
Coat each slice with paste evenly and deep fry them in oil at medium flame till they turn golden yellow.
Remove from oil and place them on paper towel to remove excess oil.
Serve them hot with tomato ketchup with a hot cup of coffee and enjoy.
Jeegujje Podi
Note:
Note that frying breadfruit requires more time than usual pakodas.
Use Asafoetida/Hing while cooking breadfruit as they tend to be very starchy.
Some Interesting Facts about Breadfruit:
The breadfruit is:
Low in Saturated Fat, Cholesterol and Sodium
High in Vitamin C, Dietary Fiber and Potassium
The nutritional value of breadfruit makes it ideal for:
Maintaining optimum health
It is also OK to include breadfruit in your diet for:
Weight loss
Weight gain
(Source: http://www.great-workout.com)
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Hi, by breadfruit, do you mean the one which looks like a small jackfruit?
ReplyDeleteI have never heard of Breadfruit. I did go to wiki and see the photos there but still this fruit is a mystery to me. Your Pakodas look terrific. I like the ketchup swirl and the new look of your blog
ReplyDelete@sra,
ReplyDeleteyes sra. its the same one. but unlike jackfruits, breadfruits are seedless. u can check the pic n more info on wikipedia(i have given the link in my post)
@anu,
its quite familier veg in south canara anu. most of the homes will have a tree of breadfruits growing in their backyard. they are very tasty when cooked. soft and melting kind of texture.
thanks for ur compliments. i am glad u liked my new template:)
Hi Sups!
ReplyDeleteWonderful snack from you.Presentation is very creative.Nice information about breadfruit.Thanks dear.
I envy you for getting Jeegujje!!Bondas looks yum!!!I have to go to some Chinese store and look for it.Enjoy Sia.The word Jeegujje takes me back to Bantwal,nostagia!!!:)
ReplyDelete@usha,
ReplyDeletethank you dear:) glad u liked it.
@ashakka,
check them in carribean stores ashakka. i am sure u will find fresh ones there. you will find there chikoo fruits also.
Hey Sia, how re u..? I did get to see the pic of ur last post and as kitchenfairy right said, we call it kondattam mulaku :)I ve never heard about breadfruit pakoda..the only dish i know is the side dish we make, we call it 'kada chakka thoran' and its my favourite. Nice presentation too :)
ReplyDeleteooooh - fabulous! Brings back good food memories :-)
ReplyDeletesmita
@shn,
ReplyDeletei am fine dear:) thank you for asking. i have taken 1 month break before starting my new job. so just relaxing at home:)
oh!! so at last u could see the pics. donno whats a prob with blogger. i had to upload all the pics again:(
now what is this 'kada chakka thoran'? i am all ears. do post the recipe sometime. it sounds very interesting:)
@smita,
thank you dear:) i guess its ur first visit here. so welcome to spice corner:)
Hey Sups,nice post today!I love breadfruit.I was recently introduced to it by my friend who I told you is Konkani.I have never bought it as yet but was thinking I will get it this week.so will try your recipe!
ReplyDeleteI haven't had breadfruit- ever...though have seen it and heard about it. Gosh you're so lucky to have access to such veggies in UK...
ReplyDeleteah well...you going to make this for me when i Visit right??
oh and thanks for the comment on the koftas...i got that lovely color from Hungarian paprika and roma tomatoes..
wicked, eh?
hugs,trupti
hi supriya
ReplyDeletewonderfull dish.pictures are looking great!!
This looks like small jackfruit. I never know about this breadfruit and the pakoda. Looks very delicious.
ReplyDeleteJeegujje elli siktu?
ReplyDeleteMouth watering...I have never been soo nostalgic..
I don't think I have ever had or used this fruit. Can you say the local name, as in the "Indian" name and also the "Hindi" name if you can ?
ReplyDeleteSia girl, If I find this breadfruit here in our local stores, deft'ly I will post the recipe of kada chakka (breadfruit) thoran but so far i havent found 'em here.Its nothing but side dish served with meals, cooked with a grated coconut mixture..it will be dry...something like poriyal for tamilians and i assume its 'palya' for u, not sure though ;) Hope u dont mind me scrapping again :)enjoy ur hols :)
ReplyDeleteShn
hi Sia,
ReplyDeleteThis fruit is new to me. Pakodas looks nice, Great presentation!!!
Hi Supriya,
ReplyDeleteI had never known that something like Breadfruit existed !!!
There is one more potato like which grows under the soil( from which sabudana is made) I have forgotten the name. It is consumed a lot in south India.That again tastes like potato :)
The pakodas with the tomato sauce chakri looks yum .Wish we could taste it :( You really know how to dress up your dishes :)
Nice Presentation!!There is a big breadfruit tree in my home(Kerala),My mother used to make chips with breadfruit also we put that in Beef curry.Breadfruit Pakodas is new idea for me.Here In UAE its available.I will try this soon.
ReplyDeleteInteresting Post and beautiful photos. Tks for sharing. Viji
ReplyDelete@vini,
ReplyDeletewow!!! thanks to ur friend who is introducing u to m'lore cuisine. i am glad u like it. this is one of the veggies which will come for long time when refrigerated. do give it a try and let me know how u like it.
@trupti,
yes trupti. i consider myself lucky to get familier veggies here. when i saw it for the first time i started jumping then and there much to K and shop keeper's surprise;) i guess its same with most of us who live away from their home. simple things like this can make u feel closer to ur roots.
wicked is the right word for u koftas:) thanks for letting me know. i will look out for them. hugs to u too... oh!!! i am ready with 2 recipes for ur winter swing event. getting K to pose is really difficult:(
@swapna,
ReplyDeletethank you dear:)
@jasu,
yup...its a smaller version of jackfruit without seeds. breadfruit have got buttery texture:) thanks jasu for ur compliments.
@manjula,
got it from caribbean market. i am sure u must be having one shop in ur place manju. u will also find many other m'lore veggies there.
@sandeepa,
ReplyDeletei did googling and got few names for breadfruit. they are also called as Ulu and Rimas. Kamansi is the other name for Seeded Breadfruit.
check these sites for more info:
http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/kamansi-seeded-breadfruit
http://www.harekrsna.com/practice/prasadam/ingredients/glossary/fruits.htm
@shn,
oh i got it girl:) we make palya of this. the recipe is same which i have posted earlier(tindora with tender cashew palya) thanks for letting me know:) u r a sweetheart:)
@MT,
i am really glad that u liked it dear:) thankyou for ur kind words.
@archu,
ReplyDeleteboy!!! now i have to check whats that veg which is used to make sabudana. although i use sabudana, it never occured to me how its grown or where it comes from. isn't it wonderful that everyday we get to learn so many things from others?
gimme ur address and i will send some on ur way. or better why don't u shift to somewhere close to me;)
@KF,
ah!!! chips r my favourite. my mom makes jackfruit chips also which again is divine:) feeling nostalgic now...
@viji,
thanks dear:) glad u found it interesting:)
Hi Supriya,
ReplyDeleteWow that's a wonderful idea, though I wish it was possible for me to stay close to where you are staying Sups:)
Till then lets thank the net for bringing us all together where we can exchange our ideas and views. I had never ever dreamt I will be blogging and making so many friends. I am getting too emotional no...:)
Never heard pakodas out of breadfruit.You know,a search for breadfruit recipe led me to this amzing world of food blogging.I loved the pic and presentation.
ReplyDeleteHey Supriya,
ReplyDeleteSame pinch atha.Well I had bought 2 jeeguje and prepared all the 4 dishes.hee.hee..Just love them...Well feel like buying them again its so temting na?
@archu,
ReplyDeleteemotional? :) it happens sometimes. u r absolutely right here. even i started blogging to keep track of all the cooking recipes i learnt from my mom, mil and friends. i usually can't remember the ingredients. so it was my cooking diary n i never ever thought of making so many friends here:) its amazing world of www, isn't it?
@mahi,
i am glad u liked it mahi. u know what? i am busy with searching for some good pinapple recipe for ur event.may be i have one:) will be posting it soon, once i get pinapple from market:)
@soumya,
ReplyDeleteguess what? just left comment on ur blog n i see ur comment here:) he he...same pich;)
Looks like lots of bread fruit is cooking up at ur place and soumya's:D. looks delicious. I have never tasted this one should try sometime. I haven't seen this one in east cosat.
ReplyDeleteHey Supriya,
ReplyDeleteI love jegujje bajjiyas! We used to live in Mangalore for a short time and we made this at home all the time. Even now I have a close dear Konkani friend from Mangalore (her native place is close to Kumta) and her grandma and mom used ot make this all the time when I was in India. Not sure if I'll ever find this here in the US.
Looks delicious!
Cheers
Latha
@padma,
ReplyDeleteyup. looks like we both coincided our cooking;) thank you dear:)
@latha,
oh good latha. did u like it? have u tried any other dish other than bhajias? palya and sambar are equally tasty.
I love breadfruit too!never knew that we could make bajjis out of it!Thank you supi,did u get to buy it at an Indian store?
ReplyDelete@sumi,
ReplyDeleteno girl. i got it from carribean market. haven't seen in indian store we have here.
Gosh! Am I in the right pan? Is this the right post? Or Do I look like a stuffed breadfruit! ;-)
ReplyDeleteAnyway,
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Jegujje podis are the best...
ReplyDeletePodis are the best
ReplyDeletesabudana made of (maragenasu)Cassava root.I love jeegujje podi but I dont get breadfruit here in california
ReplyDeleteHi, I happened to look into your blog thro mysoorean(whom I discovered just yesterday). Great recipes.
ReplyDeleteIsn't breadfruit called divihalasu? I think thats what we mysooreans call it...., by the way where in UK are you to get all these, I'm In Oxford and I dont get anything :). Caribean is those african stores right? we had some in Aberdeen where I stayed till recently....I'll check in here
Sowjanya
I have found some trees here in California where I live that have this same kind of looking fruit, and always wondered what it was? I do not know for sure if it is the same Bread fruit? Is there other trees do you know that produce this kind of fruit that are not edible? Does this fruit have a Milkey substance when cut into to or pricked?
ReplyDelete@Two Moms Catering, I think you described the breadfruit tree :) You can find more information in the wikipedia page ~ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breadfruit
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