Jackfruit Seed Curry
I have been enjoying eating and cooking exotic and rare fruits lately, and jackfruit is one of those fruits. I love green jackfruit and I enjoy cooking with it, such as in a few of my favorite jackfruit recipes, Vegan Jackfruit Stew, Jackfruit Curry Recipe, and BBQ Jackfruit Sandwiches.
Jackfruit Seed Curry
What Is Jackfruit? Jackfruit is the largest tree-borne fruit in the world. It is a tropical fruit and a species of the fig and breadfruit family.
The fruit is large, with green bumpy skin and pale yellow flesh that is stringy, containing bright yellow edible pods with soft sweet flesh and a seed in the center. The ripe flesh tastes like a combination of pineapple, mango, and banana.
I recently got some ripe jackfruit from a friend who picked them off their tree. It was the sweetest jackfruit that I had since my childhood. The reason why it reminded me so much of the ones I ate growing up was because it was also tree ripened.
I didn’t want to discard the jackfruit seeds, because they are also edible. I boiled the jackfruit seeds and decided to make a curry with half of the boiled jackfruit seeds.
My recipe is Jamaican style, using green onion, thyme, allspice, and Scotch bonnet pepper. I also use coconut milk because I love it in my curry recipes. For curry powder, you can try my amazing Easy Curry Powder Recipe or use my favorite storebought version, Chief Curry Powder.
How To Make Jackfruit Seed Curry?
- Boil 1 cup jackfruit seeds in 2 1/2 cups water for 20 minutes. Drain jackfruit, and rinse under cold water to stop the cooking process. Set aside to cool enough to handle. Peel the outer skin of the jackfruit seeds and discard.
- In large saucepan heat oil on medium high, add onion, garlic, ginger, and cook until onion is soft, for about three minutes.
- Add green onion, tomatoes, curry powder, cumin, allspice, and thyme. Cook while stirring for about one minute.
- Stir in jackfruit seed and carrot. Add coconut milk, water or vegetable broth, Scotch bonnet pepper, and salt.
- Bring to boil, cover saucepan and reduce heat to simmer for 15-20 minutes or until sauce thickens.
- Delicious served over Jasmine Brown Rice, or with Gluten-Free Flatbread.
Other Amazing Vegan Curry Recipes To Try
- Cauliflower Curry Recipe
- Tofu Curry Recipe
- Black-Eyed Peas Curry (Instant Pot)
- Vegan Chickpea Curry
- Butternut Squash Coconut Curry
- Curry Cabbage
- Jamaican Spicy Curry Potatoes
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Jackfruit Seed Curry
Ingredients
- 1 cup jackfruit seeds
- 1 medium carrot diced
- 1 small onion finely chopped
- 2 medium garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger grated
- 2 green onion chopped
- 1 medium tomato chopped
- 1 tablespoon curry powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1 Scotch Bonnet pepper or 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable broth or water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste
Instructions
- Boil 1 cup jackfruit seeds in 2 1/2 cups water for 20 minutes. Drain the jackfruit and rinse under cold water to stop the cooking process. Set aside to cool enough to handle. Peel the outer skin off of the jackfruit seeds and discard.
- In a large saucepan heat oil on medium high, and add onion, garlic, ginger, and cook until onion is soft, for about three minutes.
- Add green onion, tomatoes, curry powder, cumin, allspice, and thyme. As these spices sizzle in the pan, they release a tantalizing aroma. Cook while stirring for about one minute.
- Stir in jackfruit seed and carrots. Add coconut milk, water or vegetable broth, Scotch bonnet pepper, and salt. The creamy texture of the coconut milk adds a satisfying richness to the dish.
- Bring to boil, cover saucepan and reduce heat to simmer for 15-20 minutes or until sauce thickens.
- Delicious served over Jasmine Brown Rice or with Gluten-Free Flatbread.
Michelle, being the DIY Mom that I am, I am sure I probably will not like the inflated price they will charge for having done the work. I think the next time, I will plan a whole day for just prepping. We did the jackfruit slider recipe which was VERY close to being like eating the real thing. Thanks again so much for your time and effort. I am doing your coconut curry lentils tonight. I would upload a pic or maybe I will join your FB group.
Savi, I love how you are a DIY mom. I really think in a DIY manner, and really need to get back to basic. You are very grounding. I hope you enjoy my lentil recipes. You would really love the groups because the Vegan Recipes With Love group has many other bloggers sharing their recipes.
I love the Jamaican curry flavors, so yummy!
Angela, I’m so happy you enjoyed it. Thank you.
I tried this. I feel like i did not put enough sauce to but overall it was tasty. The seeds are grainy. You WILL eliminate quite a bit from this dish, lol. Jackfruit is sooooo much work. I had no idea. I don’t know if it’s worth it. Thanks for sharing this content.
I gave it 4 stars because it’s so much work. I needed to know that upfront before I invested 🤦🏾♀️🤷🏾♀️😂
Savi, thank you for sharing your feedback. I’ll take the 4 stars because you loved the taste. Hopefully, soon someone will sell jackfruit seeds already prepared in the can because the nutritional benefits are worth it.
This was a great recipe. With a little hint of cayenne pepper. It was delicious. Thanks Michelle
Evon, I’m so happy you enjoyed it, thank you for sharing your results with us all.
Hi thank you for this. I see you didn’t use a thicker. Is there no need for it ?
Hello Tolu, you are welcome. I’m not sure what you meant by a ‘thicker’. If you mean a thickener then no you won’t need a thickener.
This was surprisingly good, thank you!
Monica, I’m happy you enjoyed it. thank you for sharing your feedback.