Kachhya faNasachi bhajee

Raw jackfruit veggie
Normally faNas , keLful are the vegetables which are thought to be difficult to cook. That's not true at all. They both have a good taste of their own and need no external additional masala in it. Only thing is they take more time to cut or peel them. You can't make them in a short notice. If you plan to make them in advance then the actual cooking time is very less.
Generally  you won't get these veggies in restaurants. So wanna taste....prepare yourself...:)

Ingredients (for two)
250 gm kachcha faNas/raw jackfruit
1/2 cup kaLa waTaNa( soak overnight and pressure cook)

Tempering
 1 tbl sp oil
4-5 garlic cloves( crushed with skin)
 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp  Dhane-mirchi masala powder or (as per taste)
salt and jaggery to taste


Precautions and technique of cutting the jackfruit

I use viLi (विळी)as a tool to cut the vegetable. Alternatively any sharp knife(with a long and sturdy blade) can also be used. Apply oil on both the sides of the blade. This will prevent sticking of the latex(chik)to the blade and cutting would be easier.
Apply oil on the palms.
Spread the newspaper around the area of cutting. This will avoid dropping the latex on the floor or platform.
Cut into halves twice so as to make it manageable to hold each piece.
Cut and remove the outer skin of each piece.Remove the center part.
Repeat the process for every piece. Wash all the pieces.
Pressure cook all the pieces with 1/2 cup water in it.
Soak kaLa waTaNa in sufficient water overnight.
Do this on the previous day of making the vegetable.

Method

• Pressure cook kaLa waTaNa in a pressure cooker.
• Mash the cooked pieces with hand and apply salt evenly.
• Heat oil in a kadhai. Add crushed garlic cloves. As they become light brown, add cooked kaLa wataNa.
• Add turmeric powder and dhane-mirchi masala powder
• Add mashed jackfruit.Cover with lid and let it get mixed on a low flame.
  
  
  
  Note
  
  • Variations can be made by using chopped onion as a tempering ingredient.
  • You can also grind coarse paste of onion, fresh coconut and peppercorns and apply to the mashed jackfruit,