Nothing But Breadfruit

BreadfruitLast week while shopping for vegetables, I was very excited to see a large, green vegetable that looked very familiar.  It turned out to be one of our favourite childhood vegetables - breadfruit -  and so we bought it. The vendor had no clue as to what it was and was quite pleased when we told him the Kannada name for it.  Bread fruit is a smaller cousin to the jack fruit, usually eaten as a vegetable and can be used as a replacement for potato, in curries, cakes and dough nuts and also as a substitute for flour.  However we like it fried or dipped in batter and fried.  A delicious snack for all ages at any time.

The Recipe:     

1 breadfruit; oil for frying

For Batter :        1 cup water; 1/4 cup gram flour; salt to taste; chilli powder to taste; 1 tsp rice flour; 1 tsp cornflour; 1/2 tsp baking powder.  Mix all ingredients to a smooth liquidy batter. 

Cut the breadfruit in half, quarter it and remove the pith in the middle .  Slice into large pieces and soak in salt water for 5 minutes.  

1.  Drain thoroughly and deep fry half of the slices to a golden brown.  Serve hot with sauce  or as it is.

2.  Dip the remaining breadfruit slices in the  batter and deep fry in hot oil  till crisp and brown.  Serve hot with sauce or just as it is.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

Serene's Tuna Bake

Quick Baked Tuna

A few years ago we were invited to a friend's house for lunch and were served a delectable appetiser.  I was really surprised to learn how quickly it could be made.  It's a great dish to make when unexpected guests turn up. And it goes a long way.  Make extra and save it for a lazy day.   This is how you make it.

The Recipe:  

1 can tuna flakes in brine, drain and keep; 1 large tomato, chopped fine and drained of all liquid; 1/2 green capsicum, diced; 1 large onion, minced; a few coriander leaves, chopped; 1/2 cup curds; a handful potato chips, crushed; 2 spring onions, minced; 2 green chillies, minced; 1 tsp ginger garlic, minced; 50 gms grated cheese; 1/4 cup breadcrumbs.

Mix all the ingredients (except breadcrumbs) together and put into oiled pie dish.  Sprinkle breadcrumbs over and bake at 150 C for 20 minutes or until brown. .  Garnish with more coriander leaves before serving.
 Serve with crusty bread and soup.