Theeyal is one of my weakness, I love theeyal so much that if possible I would make theeyal at least once in a two weeks. My hubby has started liking it. His mother made this dish very rarely; only after my intervention he is getting a hang of it.
If you love coconut you would love this dish. Till last week I knew of only one version of theeyal. But that concept changed last week after watching a cookery travel show, where host goes to different places and houses and make different dishes popular on the particular area. In the usual version of Theeyal you will find toasted browned coconut, coriander powder, chili powder, tamarind and onions. Edichakka Theeyal (Tender jackfruit Theeyal) is from Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu which borders Kerala, south India and it contains some dals too. As it is border district it has a mix of both cultures and taste is somewhat a combination of both states. Major difference from the theeyal recipe I know is that they are using toor dal /chana dal while frying the coconut and also using green chili in the curry. I was not able to get Edi chakka (Tender jackfruit) here in US. I decide to make it bread fruit/kadachakka/ Seemachakka. For translation of bread fruit in other languages take look at here
Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) belongs to mulberry family Moraceae and it is native of Malay Peninsula, but they are found throughout Island of South Asia and most Pacific Ocean islands. It is one of the highest-yielding food plants, with a single tree producing up to 200 or more fruits per season. It contains both male and female flowers, first male flower grows and then female flower comes out and pollination takes place. Bread fruit are usually eaten roasted, baked, fried, boiled and taste similar to potato. In Kerala, they are used to make stir fries with or without coconut and also added in curries. They are really tasty. Getting a fresh bread fruit here cost a fortune. I saw them at Fiesta, for 2 lb they are charging $5. After removing their hard cover there would hardly be a lb of edible stuff. Hence I decided to skip buying the fresh one and bought a frozen one from Indian store.
This curry has all the flavors you look for; spiciness from chili powder, tanginess from tamarind and nutty creaminess from the roasted coconut and dal. It was finger licking good next day it tasted awesome. My hubby who prefers sambar to any curry asked for this one the next day. That itself is a verdict that this is good. Enjoy with hot rice and some sides. Here goes the recipe.
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Print recipe from here
What you need
Kadachakka/Seemachakka/ Bread fruit: 1 ½ cup
Pearl onions: 19 nos
Toordal: ½ tablespoon
Coconut: ½ cup
Chili powder: ¼ teaspoon
Coriander powder: ½ teaspoon
Oil: 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon ( For authentic taste use coconut oil)
Salt: ½ teaspoon or to taste
Tamarind: small lemon size
Water: 2 cup
Mustard seeds: ½ teaspoon
Turmeric powder: ¼ teaspoon
Red chili: 2 no ( halved into pieces)
Curry leaves: 2 sprig
How I made
In a small sauce pan fry coconut, toor dal and 5 pearl onions until coconut becomes brown color. It took about 3 minutes. Then add turmeric, chili powder and coriander powder and fry for another 2 minutes and set aside.
In a medium sauce pan add 1 tablespoon of oil and add rest of onion and bread fruit and fry for about 5 minutes then add 1 ½ cup water and let it boil for another 5 minutes or until the bread fruit is done.
In the mean time grind the fried coconut, chili powder, coriander powder mixture with ¼ cup water to form a fine paste and set aside.
In a small bowl add tamarind and ¼ cup water and microwave high for 15 seconds and extract the juice and set aside.
Add tamarind juice to bread fruit and boil it for 2 minute. To this add ground coconut onion spice mixture and boil for another 2 minutes.
In a small skillet heat rest of oil and add mustard seeds, red chilies and curry leaves. Once mustard seeds start spluttering switch off the flame and add it to curry.
Enjoy with hot rice.
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Yield: 4 serving
Verdict: Yummy
Will you make it again: Yes I will
This is Swathi ( Dr. Ambujom Saraswathy Ph.D) from Zesty South Indian Kitchen who loves to explore cuisines from all over the world. Whenever possible I try to to give an Indian touch to several of the world cuisine, and has weakness for freshly baked bread. All the recipes you see here are created by me and approved after taste-test by my family.
Chef Mireille says
I actually love breadfruit and in the Caribbean we eat it a lot and make something kind of similar to this, where we simmer the breadfruit in coconut milk with hot pepper and spices. I'm lucky - Where I live, there is a large Caribbean neighborhood so since it is always in demand, the prices are not expensive for it here.
Dimah says
yum, that looks delicious!!
saritha says
i never heard of this recipe looks yummy...
Sarah Naveen says
Beautiful clicks..looks so delicious..kothiyayi
M D says
I am envious you've got breadfruit. I stay in India and still find it scarce here! Lovely recipe.
honeybeecooksjackfruit says
MMM theeyal looks delicious! I never tried breadfruit before.
Pranavam Ravikumar a.k.a. Kochuravi says
Great Info..! Thanks for sharing.
Reeni says
This is a new dish for me Swathi! I do love coconut and if it's a favorite of yours I am imaging I would really like it - would love to try it!
Sook says
I cannot believe that I have never heard of this beautiful dish! I am definitely going to bookmark it to try it later. Looks so yummy! 🙂
divya says
looks good,yummy n amazing...
Happy Cook says
I love kadchakka curry when mom made but to be honest i have not had it after getting married and that is almost 20 yrs ago, wish i had this curry with rice, drool.
~Lisa~ says
I have never heard of breadfruit. And I adore coconuts so i'm sure i'll like this dish. Love your step by step.
Magia da Inês says
♥♥ Olá, amiga!
♥ A receita é tudo de bom!!!Com todos esses ingredientes deliciosos.♥♥
Seu blog está muito bonito. ♥
♥ Beijinhos.
Brasil♥♥
♥
michelangelo in the kitchen says
I love South Indian cooking. This bread fruit recipe is new to me. It looks delicious and hearty. I just hope i'll find it in the market. Glad to find your bog!
Satya says
hey swathi I am not sure what is kura panasa either.. may be I can adapt this to someother vegetable... what say?
Faith says
I've never heard of breadfruit before so I learned something new today! It looks delicious, I would love to try it!
RAKS KITCHEN says
Wow,looks wonderful,I am drooling,nice effort for stepwise pics,great going!
Joanne says
Mmmm I'm a sucker for anything with coconut milk. I wonder where I could find breadfruit here...
jayarajmurukkumpuzha says
kadachakka , nammal seemachakka ennu parayum..... adipoli....... aashamsakal....
G.Pavani says
yummy n creamy curry..making me hungry here..
Ameya says
I'm not familiar with breadfruit, but the coconut gravy looks heavenly!! I must try it 🙂
Satya says
hey I never heard of bread fruit.. any idea what they call in telugu??
MiniBinoy says
woww!! its a wonderful recipe Swathi.. have to try it out soon.will go well with rice
Jaisy James says
kandittu vayil ninnum vellam varunnu. next time try cheyyunnundu.
Jay says
send me some ...looks sooo good n inviting..innovative recipe with wonderful presentation Swathi..
Tasty appetite
Gayathri's Cook Spot says
Never seen this fruit. Dish looks so nice..
Chow and Chatter says
wow cool never heard of this fruit before
Quay Po Cooks says
Swathi,
This dish looks absolutely gorgeous! Would you please go to my blog and claim your Stylish Blogger Award? It was given to me by Elisabeth and one of the rules is to pass on to other bloggers whom I think are fantastic and you are one of them in my list. Thanks again for sharing with us all the wonderful stories and recipes. HUGS!
LR says
delicious theeyal..
Torviewtoronto says
delicious breadfruit curry
Kairali sisters says
wow..i love kadachakka...adipoli tto...
Peggy says
Such a great looking curry! I love the quickness of it all too!
Madhura Manoj says
Looks spicy & creamy.Nice click!!
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savitha ramesh says
Nice curry dear ,will the durry taste little sweet?
simply.food says
I have vever eaten bread fruit before but have heard that it has a very pungent aroma.
kothiyavunu.com says
Kandittu sahikunnilatou..egane enee kothipikathee..he he he..looks wonderful 🙂
munchcrunchandsuch says
am picking kadachakka pkt today..cant wait to hog..
Miriam says
I love any way to get more coconut and curry, not kidding! I love the flavor combinations here. And you WERE the only one right, by the way, about the gourd :). Miriam@Meatless Meals For Meat Eaters
Pushpa says
Delicious!! Looks so flavourful.
Gulmohar says
Oh my ! frozen anelum vendilla ithu vangi undakkettu thanne karyam 😀 Love this..kothippichu konnu ketto..
Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal says
Never cooked or ate breadfuit, but your gravy sounds delicious.
Nithu Bala says
Tempting curry...never tries bread fruit..thanks for sharing this recipe.
Fathima says
looks extremely delicious... added on to my list to try out!
♥Sugar♥Plum♥Fairy♥ says
This is sooo delicious, jus a kind of curry i would love , only tweak i will need is to cut down the chilly:-)
Looks so yummy that am totally hungry now:-)
Ananda Rajashekar says
this is absolutely very new recipe but sounds delicious oh i love coconut am sure to love this 🙂
Soumya says
wow...theeyal adipoli ayittundu tto...kothiyavunnu...nice presentation...
Nisa Homey says
Is breadfruit kadachakka...then yummmy long time since I had that...and kadachakka chips too.
sinfullyspicy says
I have never heard about this vegetable but the curry sounds very delicious.Nice presentation !
Priya Sreeram says
the recipe is fab but your presentation and the clicks leave me speechless- wowie ! rock on !1
Sushma Mallya says
Its my fav too and the gravy looks yummy, loved the recipe...
Shanavi says
oh my ...favourite...
looking good dear..
PALATABLE says
Very interesting though I'm new to this fruit, looks yum...
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Harini says
Never heard of breadfruit..got to chk it out here in the Indian stores..thx for introducing this new veggie.
HGourmet Foodie says
Delicious bread fruit curry!!!My mum used to make this for me when I was in Sri Lanka :). This is one of those dishes that taste great after 1 day once all flavors from coconut and spices are absorbed. I am drooling over your pics:)
Priya says
I never tried anything with breadfruit, theeyal looks sooo interesting and delicious..
Kiran says
Dear Swathi,
How are you? This is a very new dish to me.Looks very delicious.Will definitely try it.