Tora leaves are a seasonal delicacy. Available during the monsoons in abundance, a stir-fry adding jackfruit seeds is invariably made in every Konkani household during this season.
Ingredients:
Two bunches tender Tora leaves
15 jackfruit seeds
9 cloves of garlic
1 tsp jaggery
3 dry red chillies broken into bits
Salt
1 tbsp coconut oil
3 tbsps grated coconut.
Method:
Clean the Tora leaves, wash and chop them roughly. Peel the jackfruit seeds, wash and pressure cook them with a little salt. Crush the garlic cloves. Heat the oil in a pan. Add the garlic and roast to a golden brown. Add the dry red chilly bits and toss. Add the tora leaves, cooked jackfruit seeds, salt and jaggery along with the water left behind after cooking the jackfruit seeds. Cover and cook till done. Garnish with grated coconut. Serve hot.
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