Kathal Biryani (jack fruit)

                                                                  


Category:          Main course
Cooking time:   45 minutes
Serves:              2


Kathal biryani is one of the most flavorful and exotic rice dish. It tastes simply
delicious. This is prepared in the same way like any other biryani but using raw jack
fruit. In Andhra, this is called as panasakaya biryani.


Ingredients:

2 cups Basmati rice (long-grained)

250 grams Green kathal (jack fruit)

4 tbsp Ghee

Oil to deep fry the jack fruit

Saffron (for colour) few strands

1 tbsp Ginger (juvenile pieces)

1 tbsp Biryani masala

2 tbsp Lemon juice

1 tbsp Rose water

1 cup Milk

Salt to taste.

For spices:

1" piece of cinnamon

2 cloves

2 cardamoms

2-3 strands of nutmeg (jayaphal).


Method:

1. Cut and peel the jack fruit, discarding the deeds. Cut into medium-sized
    pieces.

2. Sprinkle salt on the jack fruit and leave aside for 5 minutes.

3. Heat the oil and deep-fry the jack fruit pieces,a few at a time till golden
    brown.

4. Drain out the oil and allow to cool. Once the fried pieces are cool, shred these
    with your fingers to get strands. Keep aside.

5. Tie the spices in muslin cloth. Heat water in a pan and put the muslin cloth
    together with the rice.

6. Cook the rice till it is cooked, taking care not to over cook the rice. The grains
    should be long and separate. Cool the rice.

To assemble biryani:

1. Divide the rive into three portions.  In one portion, mix the lemon juice.  For the
 
   second portion, mix the biryani masala and in the third portion, add the saffron ,
   
   which has been soaked in milk (to give this portion a saffron colour).

2. Take a large heavy-bottomed pan and  make the layer for the biryani. First spoon
 
    in a portion of the rice with the lemon flavour, add some of the fried jack fruit ans a
   
    few pieces of ginger.

3. Next add a sides of the pan till all of it seeps into the biryani.  Cover the pan with a
   
    foil or a lid.

4. Place the tava on a low flame, place the tawa and allow the biryani to cook on a very
   
    low flame for 40-45 minutes.

5. Serve hot with raita of your choice.

.....................................ENJOY YOUR DISH...................................