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Vada (Jack fruit seeds)

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Preparation time:  20 mts                                               Veg  Cooking Time: 10 mts INGREDIENTS: Jack fruit seeds- 5-6 pieces (cleaned and cooked with salt and turmeric) Gram flour-4 tbsp Chilly powder-1 tsp A pinch of turmeric powder Ginger chopped – ¼ tsp. Curry leaves and green chilly (optional) Salt to taste Oil for deep frying PREPARATION: Marinate the seeds with all the above ingredients except oil and deep fry. Yummy fries are ready to eat with tomato ketchup.

Masala Jackfruit Chips

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Preparation time:  3 0 mjn                                                  TYPE: veg Cook time: 20 min INGREDIENTS: Raw Jack fruit - (remove the outer skin, clean it and take only its edible parts). --10 nos. (Remove the seeds from each jack fruits and divide the soft flesh part into two halves. Cut each of these halves into thin strips) . Turmeric powder: 1/4 tsp. Salt to taste Water-3 tbsp. Oil for deep frying Curry powder/ Chicken masala PREPARATION: In a bowl, mix turmeric powder, salt and water. Keep it a side. Heat the oil in a deep pan and add the strips of jack fruit (little). While frying, add the prepared mixture (1/4 tsp.), and fry them again until the chips become golden brown and crispy. Put them in a bowl and sprinkle some Curry powder/ Chicken masala over them and toss well. Masala jack fruit chips are ready.  

Kozhikkal (Tapioca Stick Fry)

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Preparation time:  15 mts                  Veg  Cooking Time: 20 mts Ingredients: Tapioca - 500 gm (peel the skin, cut and slit into thin strips) Gram flour-3/4 cup Kashmiri chilly powder-2tsp Ginger chopped-1tsp Green chilly chopped-1tsp Rice powder-1tsp Cornflour-1tsp Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp Fennel seed-1/4 tsp Curry leaves finely chopped-1 string Salt to taste Oil for deep frying Preparation: Half cook the tapioca with little salt. Make a batter with gram flour, turmeric powder, chilly powder, rice powder, corn flour and salt. Then add the fennel seeds, ginger, green chilly and curry leaves . Mix well. Dip the half cooked tapioca strips in to the batter and then deep fry.   Kozhikkal is ready to serve.