Raw Jackfruit Pulao – Kathal Pulav Recipe
Raw jackfruit pulao is rice recipe which can be served in main course.This jackfruit pulao is flavorful, delicate and mild pulao recipe. This tempting raw jackfruit pulao can be easily digested and can be prepared instantly. Making this recipe is a nice and great way to enrich your diet with good taste and nutrition.
This super amazing and delicious kathal pulao goes well with curd, raita or any curry recipe as desired. If you are in hurry or in no mood to cook then make this easy and super delicious raw jackfruit pulao. Your family especially kids will love it for sure! You can prepare it for any get-together as well. Your guests will ask for more and more!Here is a simple and easy to follow kathal pulao recipe for you all with step-by-step pictures. Go ahead and try out making this healthy pulao recipe at your home today!
Directions
Getting ready:
Wash the rice thoroughly with water and soak it for half an hour. Drain out the excess water and keep it aside. Grease the hand with some oil and cut the jackfruit into ¾-1 inch small chunks.
Peel the brown cardamom and crush its seeds along with cinnamon stick, cloves and black peppercorns into coarse powder.
Cut the cashews into 2 pieces and place them in a bowl.
Making:
Place a vessel on flame and pour 2 cups of water into it. Cover the vessel so that the water starts boiling quickly. Once the water comes to the boil, add jackfruit pieces and ½ tsp of salt into it. Mix it really well, cover the vessel and let the jackfruit cook for 7-8 minutes.
After 8 minutes, jackfruits will turn tender. Turn off the flame and strain the jackfruit through a sieve.
Now place a pressure cooker on flame and pour the oil into it. When the oil gets heated, add cumin seeds and crushed spices into it. Saute it for a while. Add ginger and roast it as well.
Then add jackfruit into it, keep stirring it continuously and roast it for 5 minutes until it turns crisp.
After that, add turmeric powder and curd into it. Mix it really well and saute it for a minute.
Add rice into the cooker along with red chilly powder and salt. Mix everything really well. Pour 2 cups of water into it, stir to mix well. Put the lid on and let the pulao cook until the cooker releases a whistle. After that, turn off the flame, release half of its pressure and let the remaining pressure escapes on its own.
Pressure is settled completely, take off the lid and add cashews into it. Mix it really well.
Transfer the pulao on a plate, jackfruit pulao is now ready.
Serving:
Garnish this mouth-watering and tantalizing jackfruit pulao with some chopped green coriander and cashews and serve it steaming hot. Enjoy!
Suggestion
- If you want the you can roast the cashews in oil and take them out. Add it roasted cashews into the pulao or you can skip cashews.

- Basmati rice – 1 cup
- Raw jackfruit – 250 grams (peeled)
- Oil – 4-5 tbsp
- Green coriander – 2 tbsp (finely chopped)
- Curd - ½ cup
- Cashews – 10-2 (2 tbsp)
- Brown cardamom – 2
- Cinnamon stick – 1 inch
- Cloves – 4
- Black peppercorns – 8-10
- Ginger – 1 inch (thinly sliced)
- Cumin seeds - ½ tsp
- Red chilly powder - ¼ tsp
- Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
- Salt – 1.5 tsp or to taste
- Wash the rice thoroughly with water and soak it for half an hour. Drain out the excess water and keep it aside. Grease the hand with some oil and cut the jackfruit into ¾-1 inch small chunks.
- Peel the brown cardamom and crush its seeds along with cinnamon stick, cloves and black peppercorns into coarse powder.
- Cut the cashews into 2 pieces and place them in a bowl.
- Place a vessel on flame and pour 2 cups of water into it. Cover the vessel so that the water starts boiling quickly. Once the water comes to the boil, add jackfruit pieces and ½ tsp of salt into it. Mix it really well, cover the vessel and let the jackfruit cook for 7-8 minutes.
- After 8 minutes, jackfruits will turn tender. Turn off the flame and strain the jackfruit through a sieve. Now place a pressure cooker on flame and pour the oil into it. When the oil gets heated, add cumin seeds and crushed spices into it. Saute it for a while. Add ginger and roast it as well.
- Then add jackfruit into it, keep stirring it continuously and roast it for 5 minutes until it turns crisp. After that, add turmeric powder and curd into it. Mix it really well and saute it for a minute.
- Add rice into the cooker along with red chilly powder and salt. Mix everything really well. Pour 2 cups of water into it, stir to mix well. Put the lid on and let the pulao cook until the cooker releases a whistle. After that, turn off the flame, release half of its pressure and let the remaining pressure escapes on its own.
- Pressure is settled completely, take off the lid and add cashews into it. Mix it really well.
- Transfer the pulao on a plate, jackfruit pulao is now ready. Garnish this mouth-watering and tantalizing jackfruit pulao with some chopped green coriander and cashews and serve it steaming hot. Enjoy!
