SWEET ‘N’ SOUR TENDER JAK ( KATHAL)


This is a good recipe for vegans who love Chinese food.

You have to slice the jak thin,fry it and add to the sauce. Simple and easy!

I will be going to the recipe right away.

INGREDIENTS

1 cup slices of washed,sliced raw jak fruit.

1 tsp chilli powder

1 tsp vinegar (optional)

a litle salt

METHOD

First soak the sliced pieces in buttermilk and salt.Wash well, and then marinade with

chilli powder and salt.

For the batter

2 eggs (vegans opt out the egg and use 1/2 cup flour)

1 tsp chilli powder

tblsp.water

1/4 tsp.baking powder

3-4 tblsp flour.(1 tsp cornflour /rice flour )

salt to taste.

Oil for frying.

method

Separate the yolks from the whites.

Beat the whites till stiff,and add in the rest of the ingredients gradually.

Dip the jak pieces and deep fry in oil  till golden brown.

Set aside till you prepare the sauce.

For the sauce

1 onion sliced

1-2 green chillies /capsicum sliced

1-3 tomatoes chopped fine

2 tsp.ginger- garlic paste

1 -2 tsp.red chilli powder or chilli paste

1/4 tsp.pepper powder

1/8 th cup white vinegar or any vinegar

tblsp.honey or sugar

1/4 teacup tomato sauce

1 tblsp.cornflour mixed in 1 cup water (you could add more according to the amount

of sauce you require)

few chives chopped to garnish

salt to taste.

METHOD

Take 2-3 tblsp.of oil (from the oil you fried the jak).

Add the onions and saute with the rest of the ingredients except the cornflour mixture.

After 5 minutes of cooking add the cornflour- water mixture.(it will thicken quickly).

Cook till thick and glossy.

Remove from fire.Drop in the fried jak and chives.Mix well.

Serve with fried rice,egg rice, noodles .

Note: The same recipe can be made with 1/2 cup pineapple pieces or 1/2 cup orange juice.

Your favourite vegetables or other seafood can be made in the same way.

Meat balls or vegetarian balls (koftas) also will taste good.

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