Enchor diye Cholar Dal / kacha kathal diye cholar dal /Raw Jackfruit curry with lentils
In Bengali, the raw jackfruit is called ‘Enchor’. It has a meat-like texture, and Bengalis are preparing this like meat; because of that Bengalis call it ‘Gach Pantha’ (in Bengali gach means tree and Pantha means goat). Today I will share how to make Enchor diye Cholar Dal / kacha kathal diye cholar dal /Raw Jackfruit curry with lentils, which is so tasty, you will really love it.
Raw jackfruit has many health benefits including sugar control
Equipment required
- Kadai
- Spatula
- Serving plate
Ingredients
- Raw jackfruit-750 gm
- Bay leaves-4
- Cinnamon stick-1/2 inch
- Cardamom-1
- Star anise-1
- Cumin seeds-1/2 tbsp
- Onion-2 (chopped)
- Ginger garlic paste-1 tbsp
- Turmeric powder-1 tbsp
- Red chili powder-1/2 tbsp
- Kashmiri mirch powder-1/2 tbsp
- Cumin powder-1/2 tbsp
- Coriander powder-1/2 tbsp
- Chana dal (soaked)-3/4 cup
- Tomato (curry cut)-2
- Ghee-1 tbsp
- Garam masala-1/4 tbsp
- Chopped coriander leaves-1 tbsp
- Oil-2 tbsp
- Salt
How to make Enchor diye Cholar Dal / kacha kathal diye cholar dal /Raw Jackfruit curry with lentils
Heat oil in a pan and add bay leaves and cinnamon, cardamom, and star anise
Now add the cumin seeds
As they splutter and sizzle, then add the chopped onion and sauté them till they become translucent
Now add the ginger garlic paste and stir them for a minute
Now add the curry-cut jackfruit and sauté them for a minute
Add the powdered spices except for garam masala
Mix them well with the jackfruit
Now add the soaked chana dal and mix it well
Add curry cut tomato and cook for two minutes
Now add the salt, mix them, and cover it for two minutes
Open the cover, and add 1 cup of water
Mix them well
Now again cover the lid, and allow them to cook for 5-6 minutes on low flame to boil the dal and jackfruit
Now open the cover after 5 minutes and add ghee and garam masala, and mix them well
Now add the chopped coriander leaves
Transfer them to a serving plate and serve hot with rice or roti or paratha.
My other posts on Jackfruits are
Bora diye enchorer torkari/jackfruit curry
Jackfruit curry recipe/enchorer torkari
Jackfruit prawn curry(chingri diye enchorer dalna)
Enchor Do-Pyaza Recipe
Enchor diye Cholar Dal
Equipment
- A kadai or a fry pan
- Spatula
- Serving plate
Ingredients
- 750 gm raw jackfruit
- 4 bay leaves
- 1/2 inch cinamom stick
- 1 Cardamom
- 1 star anise
- 1/2 tbsp cumin seeds
- 2 onion
- 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
- 1/2 tbsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 tbsp red chili powder
- 1/2 tbsp cumin powder
- 1/2 tbsp coriander powder
- 1/2 tbsp kashmiri mirch powder
- 3/4 cup chana dal
- 2 tomato
- 1 tbsp ghee
- 1/4 tbsp garam masala
- 2 tbsp coriander leaves (chopped)
- 2 tbsp oil
- salt
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan and add bay leaves and cinnamon, cardamomand star anise
- Now add the cumin seeds
- As they splutter and sizzle, then add the chopped onion and sautéthem till they become translucent
- Now add the ginger garlic paste and stir them for a minute
- Now add the curry cut jackfruit and sauté them for a minute
- Add the powder spices except garam masala
- Mix them well with the jackfruit
- Now add the soaked chana dal and mix it well
- Add curry cut tomato and cook for two minutes
- Now add the salt, mix them and cover it for two minutes
- Open the cover, and add 1 cup of water
- Mix them well
- Now again cover the lid, and allow them to cook for 5-6minutes in low flame to boil the dal and jackfruit
- Now open the cover after 5 minutes
- Add ghee and garam masala, mix them well
- Now add the chopped coriander leaves
- Transfer them to a serving plate and serve hot with rice orroti or paratha.