Deev Halasu / Bread Fruit Butter Milk Curry

Bread Fruit is a very well known veggie all over the world. I never knew that Bread fruit is available everywhere until I saw a pile in a  Canadian grocery shop. I was so surprised and so happy when I saw it because I am a big fan of Bread fruit. It is popularly called as ಬೇರು ಹಲಸು/ ಸೀಮೆ ಹಲಸು / ದೀವ್ ಹಲಸು in Karnataka. It belongs to Jack fruit family.  There are lots of dishes that can be using this  veggie. What I am sharing here is  a very simple and different style( you will know as you go through the method)  Butter Milk Curry. Try it out and let me know how you liked it.

Preparation time: 30 min
Servings: 6
Ingredients:

• 1/2 Bread Fruit
• 1 cup slightly sour thick butter Milk
• Salt  to taste

For Grinding

• 1 cup greated Coconut 
• 5-6 green Chilies ( to taste)
• 1 tsp Mustard seeds
• 3/4 tsp Turmeric

For tempering

• 2 tsp Oil
• 3/4 tsp Mustard seeds
• Pinch of Hing/ Asafoetida 
• few Curry leaves

Method:

• Cut the bread fruit in to 4 pieces, peel off . Then remove the middle hard part as you see in the pic.
• Then cut into small pieces.
• Take about 1 1/4 lt of  Water and the Bread fruit in  a pan, add some salt. Then cook  for 10 min (till the pieces are soft).
• Once it is cooked, take out the excess water and keep it aside. Then gently mash the Bread fruit with the help of a laddle as you see in the pic. Then pour back excess water which is kept aside.

• In the mean while finely grind the Coconut, Mustard seed, Turmeric and green Chilies using some water.
• Pour the ground mixture to mashed mixture. Add about 3 cups water ( consistency is your choice, you can use water to adjust the consistency).
• Adjust the salt. Then bring to boil for about 3-4 min on a medium heat. Keep stirring because it easily sticks to bottom of the pan.
• Now add the butter Milk and again bring to boil.
• Temper with Mustard seeds, Curry leaves and Hing.
• Serve hot with plain rice.

Sending this post to ''Only Curries'' event and Pari's 'Only'- Curries giveaway page.