Kathal ki Sabji
User Reviews
5
14 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
20 mins
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Total Time
30 mins
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Servings
4
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Calories
233 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Indian
Kathal ki Sabji
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Kathal ki Sabji is a vegetable curry made with unripe jackfruit, flavored with a fresh green masala paste of coriander, mint, ginger, garlic, and green chili. Whole spices and a mix of dry powders along with curd build its layered flavor. The jackfruit pieces absorb the spiced yogurt base, resulting in a hearty, piquant curry with tender chunks of jackfruit.
Description
The recipe begins with preparing a green masala paste from fresh coriander leaves, mint, ginger, garlic, and green chili, ground with a little water to a smooth consistency. Meanwhile, the jackfruit is peeled and chopped into chunks, soaked in water to prevent discoloration. Whole spices including shahi jeera, cinnamon, cloves, bay leaf, cardamom, star anise, and black pepper are fried in oil to release their aroma.
Onions and tomatoes are then cooked with turmeric, garam masala, Kashmiri red chili powder, and coriander powder, forming the curry base. Beaten curd is added to introduce a tangy creaminess that softens the jackfruit during cooking. The jackfruit pieces simmer in this spiced yogurt mixture until tender, absorbing the complex flavors of the base and whole spices.
This sabji pairs well as a unique vegetable side with Indian breads or rice. The green masala lends freshness and the warming dry spices contribute depth, while the curd softens the jackfruit's texture and balances the spices.
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Ingredients
for ground green masala paste
- ¼ cup Coriander leaves
- 2 tablespoons mint leaves
- 1 ginger or 1 teaspoon chopped ginger, inch piece
- 6 to 7 garlic or 1 teaspoon chopped garlic, medium cloves
- 1 to 2 green chili chopped
- 2 to 3 tablespoons water for grinding
other ingredients
- 2 tablespoons neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
- 1 teaspoon shahi jeera or cumin seeds
- 1 cinnamon stick inch-sized
- 4 cloves
- 1 tej patta
- 3 green cardamom
- 1 star anise (chakriphool)
- 4 to 5 black pepper
- 1 onion finely chopped or ½ cup finely chopped onion, medium
- 1 tomato chopped or ⅓ cup chopped tomatoes, medium
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ¼ teaspoon garam masala
- ½ teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- ¼ cup curd - beaten
- 3 cups jackfruit unripe raw jackfruit, chopped; kathal is jackfruit
- ½ cup water
- salt as required
- ½ teaspoon kasuri methi (dry fenugreek leaves, crushed
- 1 to 2 tablespoons Coriander leaves chopped
Instructions
chopping kathal (jackfruit)
- Spread some oil on your palms, knife and chopping board. Rinse the peeled jackfruit. Then chop the jackfruit. Generally I get the peel removed from the vegetable vendor.
- In case the peel is not removed, then you will have to slice off the peels. If using chopped jackfruit already brought from outside, then rinse them in water first. Soak the chopped jackfruit pieces in water, so that they do not get discoloured. You will need 3 cups chopped kathal.
- You can keep aside the jackfruit seeds and then make a sabji with them or add to sambar or veggie stir fries. If adding to stir fries the seeds have to be boiled or steamed before you add them.
making green masala paste
- In a small blender or grinder jar, take ¼ cup coriander leaves, 2 tablespoons mint leaves, 1 teaspoon chopped ginger, 1 teaspoon chopped garlic and 1 to 2 green chilies (chopped).
- Add 2 to 3 tablespoons water and grind to a smooth paste.
making kathal ki sabji
- Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a 2 litre pressure cooker.
- Add 1 teaspoon shahi jeera or cumin seeds, 1 inch cinnamon, 4 cloves, 1 tejpatta, 3 green cardamoms, 1 star anise and 4 to 5 black peppers.
- Let the spices splutter and become aromatic.
- Then add ½ cup finely chopped onions.
- Mix the onions with the spices and sauté on a medium flame stirring often. sauté onions till they turn golden.
- Then add the ground green masala paste.
- Mix very well and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes till you see some specks of oil at the sides or on top.
- Now add ⅓ cup chopped tomatoes. mix well.
- Add ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder, ¼ teaspoon garam masala powder, ½ teaspoon kashmiri red chilly powder and 1 teaspoon coriander powder.
- Mix again and begin to sauté tomatoes on a low to medium flame. Stir often.
- Meanwhile in a bowl beat ¼ cup fresh curd (dahi or yogurt). The curd should be fresh and not sour.
- Sauté the masala till the tomatoes soften and become pulpy. If the masala mixture starts sticking to bottom of the cooker, then sprinkle some water and continue to sauté.
- Now switch off the flame and add the beaten curd.
- As soon as you add curd, quickly stir to incorporate the curd in the rest of the masala.
- Then keep the flame to a low and sauté the masala stirring non-stop. Sauté till you see oil specks on the top and sides of the masala.
- Then add the 3 cup chopped kathal (unripe raw jackfruit).
- Mix well and sauté for a minute.
cooking kathal ki sabji
- Add ½ cup water. If you use a large cooker, then you will need to add more water.
- Season with salt as per taste and stir.
- Pressure cook kathal ki sabji for 3 to 4 whistles on medium flame.
- When the pressure falls on its own in the cooker, remove the lid. If there is more water in the kathal sabji, then you can cook without lid on a medium-low flame till some of the water evaporates.
- Crush ½ teaspoon kasuri methi and add to the kathal ki sabji.
- Lastly add 1 to 2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves. Stir and mix well.
- Serve kathal ki sabji hot or warm with chapatis or phulkas or paratha.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
233kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
39g
(13%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
2mg
(1%)
Sodium
350mg
(15%)
Potassium
754mg
(16%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
27g
(54%)
Vitamin A
655IU
(13%)
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)
1mg
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
1mg
Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
1mg
Vitamin B6
1mg
Vitamin B12
1µg
(42%)
Vitamin C
27mg
(30%)
Vitamin E
4mg
Vitamin K
9µg
Calcium
94mg
(9%)
Vitamin B9 (Folate)
43µg
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Magnesium
53mg
(13%)
Phosphorus
68mg
Zinc
1mg
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 233 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 233kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 39g | 13% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 2mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 350mg | 15% |
| Potassium | 754mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 27g | 54% |
| Vitamin A | 655IU | 13% |
| Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) | 1mg | |
| Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) | 1mg | |
| Vitamin B3 (Niacin) | 1mg | |
| Vitamin B6 | 1mg | |
| Vitamin B12 | 1µg | 42% |
| Vitamin C | 27mg | 30% |
| Vitamin E | 4mg | |
| Vitamin K | 9µg | |
| Calcium | 94mg | 9% |
| Vitamin B9 (Folate) | 43µg | |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
| Magnesium | 53mg | 13% |
| Phosphorus | 68mg | |
| Zinc | 1mg |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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