Chakka Erisseri ( Jackfruit Curry)

Whats the exact translation of erisseri? I have no clue. I don't think everything we cook up is a curry? Or are all gravies curries?Names: chakka erissheri/chakka erisseri / ചക്ക എരിശ്ശേരി.My white boss wouldnt blv me when I said there is a fruit called jackfruit.

When I googled and showed him the pictures,he looked as if he saw an alien.Of all the names, why jack-fruit? Did a certain Jack discover this? I googled for jackfruit's etymology and found this link. Now it makes sense. The chakka in Malayalam got translated to jacka or jack. Ah!this is funny!It is not jackfruit season yet.

So I got the raw jackfruit which comes frozen.

Cut raw jackfruit pods into 4 or 5 thin pieces. For 3 cups, add one cup of water and cook them in water with little salt. Mash them lightly. Grind coarsely, 3 tsp of chili powder, 1 tsp of turmeric powder and 1 cup of coconut. Add this to the cooked jackfruit. Add sufficient water to make it a gravy. Boil for 5 or 6 minutes. While preparing curries, when adding water to semi cooked curries,make sure the water is boiling hot so that the curries wont stop cooking and lose the flavour when you add cold water.

Heat 1 tsp of coconut oil, splutter mustard seeds, sauté 1 tsp of thinly diced onions,sauté split two dry red chilies into two, add 2 tsp of coconut and sauté until the coconut is brown and add the curry leaves. Add this to the curry. The aroma of erisseri is so lovely. Wish you could smell this.