Name: POL KATHAL recipe by Shipra Arora Gandhi at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 500 gms Kathal or jackfruit; 2 big onions (paste); 4 big tomatoes (pureed); 1.5 inch ginger (grated); 1 cup desiccated coconut; 3-4 garlic cloves (grated); 2 green chilli (chopped); 1/2 cup curd; 2-3 spoon fresh cream; 1/2 cup coconut milk; All spices: Cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, bay leaf; Coriander powder; Red chilli powder; salt; Oil ( for cooking & deep frying)

ABOUT POL KATHAL RECIPE

Srilanka is now a new mode of tourism for its beauty. Today i am sharing a Srilankan curry. Paeāla is the word for coconut in singhala the local language. And in normal talk its called as POL. so here is my recipe for pol kathal .

Ingredients Serving: 2

500 gms Kathal or jackfruit
2 big onions (paste)
4 big tomatoes (pureed)
1.5 inch ginger (grated)
1 cup desiccated coconut
3-4 garlic cloves (grated)
2 green chilli (chopped)
1/2 cup curd
2-3 spoon fresh cream
1/2 cup coconut milk
All spices: Cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, bay leaf
Coriander powder
Red chilli powder
salt
Oil ( for cooking & deep frying)

Instructions

Cut jackfruit in thin cubes(do not wash) heat oil in a deep pan & fry the Jackfruit, take out on a kitchen paper & keep aside.
In a wok heat 2 tablespoon oil add bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves and cardamom with onion paste sauté till golden brown
Add grated ginger & garlic, saute for 2 mins after that add tomato purée and chopped green chillies sauté till it leaves all the oil( check at the corners).
Season it with salt, red chilli powder, coriander powder,mix it nicely.
Take a bowl mix curd and cream make a paste ( with no lumps in it) add it to the onion tomato mix & give a nice toss.
When there is no water left add desiccated coconut mix nicely.
Finally add fried jackfruit, coconut milk & mix it with the gravy and cover it with a lid for 10 min on a low flame, check & toss occasionally. When the jackfruit is soft take it out on a serving dish.

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