3 Burger Recipes Using Pulled Jack Fruit (Palakkai Burger Recipe)

Raw Jackfruit dishes at my house is relished without any complaints. In southern India jack fruit is considered to be auspicious, we prepare many traditional recipes using raw and ripe jackfruit. I have never tried using a jackfruit in a burger before this was my first attempt and we enjoyed all the 3 burgers. 

Many people dont know the properties of this fruit, it is rich source of vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, electrolytes, fiber, fat and protein. Consuming jackfruit in vegetable or fruit form is equivalent to 4 rotis or 3 types of vegetables. 

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Jack fruit is easy to clean we will have to apply coconut or sesame oil to the knife and hands and start peeling the fruit or vegetable. Then chop the vegetable into large chunks and place it in large pot of water.

We can cook the jackfruit using a pressure cooker since i was preparing this pulled jack fruit burger I did not want to over cook the vegetable and used a heavy bottom pot to cook the vegetable to perfection.

To prepare 3 different burger recipes I used 650 Grams Jackfruit.
1 Vegetable Stock Cube
1 Tbsp Salt 
2 Liters Water
Heavy bottom pot.

Bring water to a rapid boil in add salt and stock cube place on low to medium flame and add jack fruit.

Keep stirring the jack fruit every 5 to 10 minutes and check if the vegetable has cooked. It took me 30 minutes to cook my jackfruit to perfection.

Once the jack fruit has cooked drain excess water using a colander and place the jack fruit back in the pot. Once the vegetable has cooled down gently pull apart the strands and reserve.

We can store the cooked jackfruit refrigerated in a airtight container upto a weeks time.

Pulled Jackfruit Tandoori Burger...

Ingredients:

200 Grams Cooked and Shredded Jackfruit

1 Tbsp Ginger and Garlic Paste

1/2 Tsp Garam Masala or Tandoori Masala

1 Tbsp Chilly Powder

1/2 Tsp Pepper Powder

1 1/2 Tbsp Dried Fenugreek or Kasoori methi

1 Large Onion Finely Chopped

Fist Full Mint and Coriander Finely Chopped

3 Burger Buns

Mayo or cheese spread

Salt as per taste

2 Tbsp Oil

Method:
Heat a wok with 2 Tbsp oil. Add the ginger and garlic paste fry till raw flavor reduces. Add the dry masalas and fry for a minute. Add the shredded jackfruit and fry in the masala for a minute on low flame. Add 2 tbsp water and salt as per taste stir all the ingredients and cook until raw flavors reduce. Place on high flame and allow the excess moisture to evaporate remove from flame and reserve.

Heat a pan or skillet. Cut the burger bun into half place on hot pan and toast on low flame add 1 tsp of oil or butter and toast until the edges turn char slightly remove from flame spread with cheese spread and fill the bun with the filling top with cabbage salad or with onions and tomato and serve hot...Enjoy 😋 

Chilly Basil Pulled Jackfruit Burger...

Ingredients:
200 Grams Cooked and Shredded Jackfruit
1 Large Onion Finely Chopped
3 Birds Eye Chilies Finely Chopped
1 Tbsp Ginger and Garlic Paste
Fist Full Mint, Coriander, Basil Leaves Washed and Finely Chopped
3 Burger Buns
Cheese Spread or Mayo
2 Tbsp Sesame or Olive Oil
Salt as per taste...

Method:
Heat a wok with 2 Tbsp oil. Add the ginger and garlic paste fry till raw flavor reduces. Add the chopped onions, basil, coriander, mint and chilies and fry for a minute. Add the shredded jackfruit and fry in the onion and basil masala for a minute on low flame. Add 2 tbsp water and salt as per taste stir all the ingredients and cook until raw flavors reduce. Place on high flame and allow the excess moisture to evaporate remove from flame and reserve.

Heat a pan or skillet. Cut the burger bun into half place on hot pan and toast on low flame add 1 tsp of oil or butter and toast until the edges turn char slightly remove from flame spread with cheese spread and fill the bun with the filling top with cabbage salad or with onions and tomato and serve hot...Enjoy 😋 

Pulled Jackfruit in BBQ Sauce...

Ingredients:
200 Grams Cooked and Shredded Jackfruit
1 Onion Finely Chopped
Fist Full of Mint and Coriander Washed and Finely Chopped
1 Tbsp Ginger and Garlic Paste
1 Tbsp Paprika
1 Tbsp Italian Seasoning 
2 Tbsp Mustard Sauce
2 Tbsp Tomato Ketchup
1/2 Tbsp Pepper Powder
2 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
2 Tbsp Oil
3 Burger Buns
Cheese Spread Or Mayo
Salt as per taste

Combine 1 Tbsp Paprika, 1 Tbsp Italian Seasoning , 2 Tbsp Mustard Sauce, 2 Tbsp Tomato Ketchup, 1/2 Tbsp Pepper Powder, 2 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce, Pepper powder, paprika and italian seasoning mix well and store the sauce over night in the fridge.  

Method:
Heat a wok with 1/2 cup water and bring to a rapid boil add the sauce, ginger and garlic paste stir reduce on low flame. Occasionally keep stirring, once the sauce thickens reserve half the amount of sauce.

To the wok add the jackfruit, onion, coriander and mint alsong with 2 tbsp oil and salt as per taste stir and fry all the ingredients. Add 2 tbsp water and cook until raw flavors reduce. Place on high flame and allow the excess moisture to evaporate remove from flame and reserve.

Heat a pan or skillet. Cut the burger bun into half place on hot pan and toast on low flame add 1 tsp of oil or butter and toast until the edges turn char slightly remove from flame spread with cheese spread and fill the bun with the filling top with BBQ Sauce and cabbage salad or with onions and tomato and serve hot...Enjoy 😋 

Kathal/Jack Fruit Biryani

My inspiration for today's recipe is from a Arabian/Mughlai restaurant called Majlis located at Kalyan-nagar, Bengaluru, must try biryani here are the rampur chicken biryani, jack fruit and yakni biryani. 

Mom would prepare many traditional dishes using raw jack fruit but never tried to prepare a biryani before this was my very first attempt to prepare this dish and it was truly a feast. In my opinion jackfruit biryani is one of the best vegetarian mains one can prepare and serve at a party or for a large family gathering. 

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Ingredients:
300 Grams Raw Jack fruit
3 Green Chilies
300 Grams Basmati Rice/ 2 Cups Rice
1 Star Anise, 3 Cloves, 2 Inch Stick Cinnamon
3 Cardamoms, 1 Black Cardamom, 1 Bayleaf.
Fist Full Fresh Mint and Coriander Chopped
1 Cup Yogurt (Plain yogurt)
2 1/2 Large Onions
2 Tbsp Chilly Powder
1/2 Tbsp Turmeric Powder
1 Tbsp Dhania/Coriander Powder
1 Tbsp Ghee
1/2 Cup Milk
1 Tbsp Ghee
2 Tbsp Ginger and Garlic Paste
Oil as required
Salt as per taste.

Please click here for ginger and garlic paste recipe...

Prep Up:
Peel, wash and slice the onions.
Use a very sharp knife and apply oil to your hands, knife and chopping board before chopping the jack fruit.

Chop the jack fruit into 3 portions remove the outer skin and also remove the center stem use only the vegetable.

After chopping the vegetable into bite size cubes place in a bowl of water this will avoid the vegetable from discoloration. Place a wok on medium flame add 2 to 3 cups oil.

Once the oil reaches smoking point drain one small batch of jack fruit place on tissue paper or kitchen towel to remove excess water.

Gently drop the pieces of vegetable in hot oil and fry till light golden brown in color fry the entire batch of vegetable and reserve on a tissue paper to remove excess oil.

Using the same oil fry the entire batch of onions, once the onions turn light brown in color drain and reserve on a tissue paper.

Method:

Marinate the jack fruit ahead of time also avoid using extra bowls and dishes just for marination, I happen to remove excess fried oil and reserved 2 tbsp of oil in the wok and added all the ingredients and marinated the jack fruit in the wok itself.

What did I add for marination?

Add ginger and garlic paste, chilly powder, fried onions, turmeric powder, coriander powder, chilies, mint and coriander, yogurt, whole spices 1 Star Anise, 3 Cloves, 2 Inch Stick Cinnamon

3 Cardamoms, 1 Black Cardamom, 1 Bayleaf and fried jack fruit. Mix all the ingredients do not add salt allow the vegetable to marinate for 1 hour.

Wash the rice thrice add water and soak for 10 minutes. Drain the excess water add rice to the pressure cooker add milk, water and salt along with 1 tbsp ghee place the lid and whistle allow the rice to cook for 3 whistles or 5 Minutes on high flame.

Liquid measure for rice: for every 1 cup rice add 1 1/2 cup liquid. If your rice ratio is 1 cup add 1 cup water and 1/2 cup milk.

Once my rice has cooked and the pressure has reduced fluff the rice/ gently mix the rice and remove lumps reserve.

Place the marinated jack fruit on medium flame add salt and 1 1/2 cups water cover and cook.

The moisture content in the vegetable should reduce and the oil should surface the masala base is ready for layering.

I'm using a microwave safe dish to prepare this biryani we can also use a oven proof dish or we can use a regular pressure cooker and also bake on stove this totally depends on the method you want to dum cook. Since we stay in a apartment we cannot dum cook on coals using micro oven is a safer option for my family.

In the microwave dish layer the masala vegetable for the first layer. then the rice and repeat the process for 2 more layers cover the lip and place in the microwave for 5 minute after 5 minutes place the heat setting on high and bake again for 5 minutes. Remove the biryani from oven and serve hot with lime wedges, raita and papad...Enjoy 😀