Breadfruit Fritters/ Jeev Kadge Phodi

Coastal cuisine involves a lot of frying. Coastal folks tend to dip just about anything in a batter and deep fry it. One of summer’s gift to mankind is the breadfruit a.k.a ‘jeev kadge’, which is a common vegetable found in Konkan homes. We present to you two variations of fritters made with breadfruit. The batter ingredient plays a key role in the ‘taste’ of the fritter. We hope you try them and enjoy!

Breadfruit Fritters with Rice Batter/ Jeev Kadge Phodi

Ingredients:

Half a bread fruit

1Tsp chili powder

½ Tsp ‘leveled’ asafoetida

4-5 Tbsp of fine rice powder

Water as required

Salt

Oil

Method:

1. Peel bread fruit and slice it.

2. Prepare mixture with water, chili powder, asafoetida, rice powder and salt. Make sure that the paste isn’t too dry or runny.

3. Marinate the breadfruit slices in the paste for about half an hour.

4. Heat oil in a deep pan and deep fry the slices.

5. Serve it hot as an accompaniment to your lunch or serve it at tea with ketchup and hot sauce.

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Breadfruit Fritters with Chickpea Batter/ Jeev Kadge Phodi

Ingredients:

Half a bread fruit

1Tsp chili powder

½ Tsp ‘leveled’ asafoetida

4-5 Tbsp of chickpea flour/besan

1 tsp rice powder (Optional)

Water

Salt

Oil

Method:

1. Peel bread fruit and slice it.

2. Prepare mixture with water, chili powder, asafoetida, chickpea flour and salt. Make sure that the paste isn’t too dry or runny.

3. Heat oil in a deep pan. Dip breadfruit slices in the batter and deep fry.

4. Serve it hot as an accompaniment to your lunch or serve it at tea with ketchup and hot sauce.

Notes:

●Be sure to heat the oil before frying the fritters.

●Fry fritters till golden brown as breadfruit doesn’t take much time to cook.

●Adding a tsp of rice flour to the chickpea batter makes the fritter crispier.