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Belize, Farming, Food

Curried Ripe Jackfruit with Lentils

Munchkin.Eating.MeatRemember a couple of weeks ago we had the big baby?

Jackfruit Baby.
Jackfruit Baby.

And I had explicitly mentioned that all parts could be eaten…even the unformed arils:

Jackfruit Shavings.
Jackfruit Shavings.

Well, here is a recipe for this part of the jackfruit, which is usually discarded.  I recommend that you do not eat this part raw because it still has some sticky latex attached to it.  The best thing to do is to cook it and so this is a yummy recipe for Curried Ripe Jackfruit.

Curried Jackfruit with Lentils.
Curried Jackfruit with Lentils.

The ripe jackfruit caramelises nicely to compliment the mustard seeds, cumin, tumeric and paprika.  Fresh curry leaves are used to enhance the flavour of the whole “sweet and savoury dish.”

Together.EatingWe both enjoyed the curried jackfruit with lentils and agreed that NO part of the jackfruit should be thrown away!!

Belize, Farming, Food

Cooking with Cashew Fruit.

Munchkin.More.EatingI have discovered the wonders of cooking cashew fruit and Ioving it!  I have managed to get most of the tannic properties out of the fruit by peeling them.  At first, I thought that I would peel them llike tomatoes (boil them, take them off the heat quickly and then peel) but when I actually got down to peeling the raw fruit, it wasn’t that difficult.  So, here is a picture of the peeled fruit:

Peeled Cashew Fruit.
Peeled Cashew Fruit.

Here is a picture of the chopped fruit:

Cubed Cashew Fruit.
Cubed Cashew Fruit.

For all you vegetarians out there, this fruit has the texture of chicken breast so you could use the following recipe but omit the sausage.  It has a good enough texture to give a satisfying bite.

My recipe is: Pork Sausage and Cashew Fruit Casserole.

Pork Sausage and Cashew Fruit Casserole.
Pork Sausage and Cashew Fruit Casserole.

I used some curry leaf in the recipe.  The Curry plant actually grows very well here in Belize:

Curry Plant.
Curry Plant.

We were both very pleased with the cooked cashew fruit!  The only problem is that that every single fruit is getting gobbled up by the paca (gibnut) community and as soon as one drops from the tree, it disappears.  Gnome says that this is fair exchange for eating two gibnuts a year.