Vegan Raan (Jackfruit) in Masaman curry

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Here’s a delicious vegan jackfruit recipe that will make you forget all about meat.

prep time

30 mins

cook time

20 mins

serves

500 g raw boiled jackfruit long wedges in turmeric water (small pieces can also be used)

Marinate for Jackfruit:

Salt
Red Chilli Powder
Turmeric Powder (1/4 tsp each)
1 tbsp lemon juice
2 Tbsp Tamarind paste

Masaman Curry Paste

15 dried red chilli soaked in hot water for 20 minutes
4 tbsp shallots
5 cloves of garlic
3 lemon grass
2 tsp of ginger
3 cloves
1 tsp black peppercorns
1 tbsp cumin seeds
1 tbsp coriander seeds
Dry roast all the spices and mix the other ingredients and grind with water to make the paste
1 cup Coconut cream
4 tbsp Oil
4 tbsp tamarind
2 tbsp cashew nut paste
2-3 tbsp sugar
Salt to taste
10-12 Baby potatoes

Step 1

Heat the oil and fry the paste till fragrant
Add the coconut cream and mix well and let it simmer
Add the tamarind paste, salt and a bit of water.
Mix well and set aside

Step 2

Add 2 tbsp oil in a pan and sauté the jackfruit for 2-3 minutes.
Add the baby potatoes and let them saute for 5 mins

Step 3

Just before serving, pour the sauce over the jackfruit
Garnish and serve!

I’ve also given a recipe for the masaman curry paste to create a masaman curry for the jackfruit. Masaman curry which is a nice mix of Thai and Indian curry. Masaman curry is a mild, savory, and slightly sweet curry with fragrant spice undertones such as cumin, cardamom, and cinnamon. It typically isn’t a spicy curry but like most curries, it is easy to adjust the spice level.
Also head over to our YouTube channel to see the video of this recipe as as well as recipe for the masaman curry paste

Dietary Information

Nutritional Information

Typical values*	per Serving	contents
Total Energy:		885 Kcal,
Protein:	5%	49 kcal
Fat:	37%	326 kcal
Carbohydrates:	58%	512 kcal

Factoid

Jackfuit is a tropical fruit native to Asia and many say it resembles pulled pork or mutton. Growing up, I remember my mom cooking jackfruit and telling me that she’s cooked mutton and it did look like it. Jackfuit is fast becoming very popular as a meat alternative and hence very appealing to Vegetarians and Vegans Getting a raw jackfruit was tough in Singapore, but a good friend had a jackfruit tree in her backyard and kindly agreed to give me a full jackfruit to create this recipe.

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