Bread Fruit Masala Curry Recipe - Mum's Cheema Chakka Masala Recipe

Cheema Chakka / Bread Fruit - 1 medium size peeled and cubed (around 4 cups)
Onion - 1 large sliced thinly
Salt to taste
Turmeric Powder ./ Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
Chilli Powder - 1 tsp

For Roasting & Grinding:
Oil - 1 tsp
Dry Red Chilli - 3 to 4
Coriander seeds - 1.5 tblspn
Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf - 2 tsp
Cinnamon / Pattai - 4 cm piece
Garlic - 4 peeled
Coconut - 1 cup grated

For Seasoning:
Oil - 1 tblspn
Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
Curry Leaves - 2 sprigs

Method:

Peel breadfruit and cube them. Take them in a pot along with onions, salt, turmeric powder and 1 cup of water. Cover and cook on a low heat for 15 mins till it is cooked. Now the water would be reduced as well.

Heat oil in a kadai, add all the roasting ingredients and roast till golden. Remove it to a blender and make it into a smooth puree. Set aside.

When the bread fruit is cooked, add the masala in along with red chilli powder and water and mix well.

Simmer this for 5 to 10 mins.

Now make seasoning by heating some oil in a kadai. Add in mustard and curry leaves. Let them sizzle.

Pour this over the curry and mix well.

Now serve with rice and rasam.