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pcjournal@peg.apc.orgJackfruit Nasi CampurIngredients (use vegan versions): Full grown unripe jackfruit
1 onion
1 clove garlic, chopped
fresh chillies
coriander
coconut milk
soy sauce
lime juice
Directions:Serves 6.
Nasi Campur is an Indonesian dish (Campur meaning mixture). This dish is generally served on individual plates with mounds of steaming red rice surrounded by slices of fried tempeh, steamed vegetables, fresh bean shoots, cucumber and a pickle.
Cut the jackfruit into large chunks and place into a saucepan of lightly salted water and boil until temder. Seprate the flesh from the rind and set aside the seed for later use. Fry the finely chopped onion with a clove of chopped garlic. When the onion is soft and transparent, add a garam masala mix of chopped fresh chillies and coriander. Stir well and fry for one minute before adding the tender boiled jackfruit. Add enough coconut milk to make a sauce that will gradually thicken as it cooks. Take care not to let the curry become too dry.
Add more coconut milk or vegetable stock according to taste. Add also a dash of soy sauce and lime juice.
Allow the curry to simmer for five minutes then remove from heat. The jackfruit will soak up the flavour of the curry while you prepare the other ingredients. Make sure to return the curry to the heat briefly before serving.
Jackfruit curry can be made by adding a variety of vegetables and served on a bed of rice or noodles (red rice is a Balinese species of rice).
Source: Personal research - I am a regular contributor on food to the IPJ.
What is a jackfruit and where could I buy one?
Archived comment by: philippa
Ditto...anyone?
Archived comment by: lee
Jackfruit maybe obtainable from exotic nurseries in the USA. Here in NOrthern Australia you can get them at the local markets. When you say 1 whole jackfruit, what size are talking about? Equivalent to an orange, a melon, a basket ball or the one I saw at the market that was 2 ft in diameter?
Archived comment by: kiwi0810
I haven't been able to find fresh jackfruit in the US; howe'ver, it is available canned at Asian grocery stores. There are two types, young or green, for use in cooking and curries, and ripe jackfruit, which is yellow and eaten as a dessert, usually packed in sweet syrup. Yummy and very inexpensive!
Archived comment by: kathwilda
