Jackfruit seed curry / Chakka kuru manga curry

A curry typical of Kerala where Chakka (jackfruit), manga (Mango) and thenga (coconut) grow aplenty!

This curry uses all three.

This curry can be made Sattvik, if the small onions are omitted.

This is Chakka kuru or the seed of Jackfruit which has been cleaned. Looks like a nut, doesn't it?

 Ingredients:
Tur dal - 1/2 cup
Ash gourd / elavan - 200 gms
Drum stick - 1
Mango, green - 1
Chakka Kuru - 10
Coconut - 1/2 cup
Green chilly - 5
Jeera - 1 tsp
Coconut oil - 2 tbsp
Shallots / small onion - 10 (optional)
Mustard - 1 tsp
Red chilly - 2
Curry leaf - 1 sprig
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

Method:
Pressure cook the turdal with ample water. Keep the chakka kuru in another vessel in the same cooker. Pressure cook for 3 whistles, reduce flame and cook for a further 10 minutes.

Boil the ash gourd with ample water, salt and turmeric powder.

 Cut the mango and drum stick as shown below.

Once the Gourd gets half cooked, add the drum stick.

Once the drumstick gets cooked, add the mango...

Add the mashed tur dal, chakka kuru and 2 green chillies to the cooked vegetables....

Grind the coconut with rest of the green chillies and jeera, into a fine paste.

Add this to the cooked curry.

Give only a light boil. Turn off flame.

Cut the shallots into thin discs.

Keep the mustard, dry red chilly and curry leaf hady. Heat the coconut oil in a kadai.

Splutter the mustard and then add the red chilly.

Add the onion and curry leaf. Fry till the onion turns golden brown. Add to the curry.

Serve with rice, ghee and poppadom.