Jackfruit in my backyard - Its a Rasaal

 There are basically two varieties of jackfruit that i know of in goa.

 One is the pulpy "Rasaal", and the other firmer and crispier "Kaapo".
 The below pictures is of a Rasaal variety which has soft pieces of jackfruit compared to the other variety.

 I love he kaapo more than the rasaal for the obvious reason that it is crispier,tastier and the easier one to eat.

Below is the picture of a JackFruit that grew up in my backyard garden.

jackfruit

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Basic information about Jackfruit and the tree:

Jackfruit tree is a huge tree that grows as high as 30 meters. During the season they have around 250 or so fruits per tree. The fruits outerside is covered with the blunt thorns, which become soft as the fruit ripens. Its interior consists of orange-yellow colored edible bulbs. Each bulb consists of sweet-flavored sheaths that enclose a smooth, oval, light-brown color seed. Jackfruit is rich in energy, dietary fiber, minerals, and vitamins it is also high in calories. It contains no saturated fats or cholesterol, making it a healthy fruit.

Jackfruit Seed

Below is a picture of a jackfruits seed of a rasaal that grow in my backyard.
I love to eat the seeds of the jackfruit.

 Simply boil the seeds in hot water for 20 to 25 minutes and then pill and eat the seeds.
Tastes Awesome!!

jackfruit seed

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More Information about the jackfruit seeed:

Jackfruit seeds are 2 to 4 cm long and 1 to 3 cm thick and are white and crisp within. There can be as many as 100 to 500 edible bulbs inside in a single fruit.

Jackfruit seeds are very rich in protein and nutritious. In general, the seeds are gathered from the ripe fruit, sun-dried and stored for use in rainy season in many parts of South Indian states. Different variety of recipes prepared in Southern India where they are eaten either by roasting as a snack or added to curries in place of lentils.

A recipe for Jackfruit seeds:-

Add the jackfruit seeds to a pot. Pour enough water to cover jackfruit seeds with an inch of water above the seeds. Bring the water and seeds to a boil. Lower the heat and cover the pot. Let the seeds boil for 25-30 minutes or until soft.

Caramel at Reis Corner in Mapusa Goa

Caramel that i had at Reis Corner. Reis Corner is located in Mapusa Goa near the mapusa market. It is a bar and resturant which specializes in goa dishes. They have fresh fish and a economic fish thali.

caramel at reis corner

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More stuff about caramel:-

Caramel is also called as Caramel Pudding.



A basic recipe to make Caramel is below:


Ingredients

2 cups milk
2 eggs beaten
10 tsp sugar
3 tsp sugar for the caramel

Method:

1)Place the sugar for caramel in an aluminium mould. Place the mould directly over fire for the sugar to melt. 2)Keep the flame at minimum.

first post on blogger

This is my first blog and its also my first post.
Just started the blog to check how blogger work and what all feature it provides
Have used wordpress before so there will always be a comparisons in my mind between the two blogging platforms.

Feature which is really missing in blogger blogging platform is the ability to write a post and just save it. Every time i go to write a blog post i have to write the content of the post and directly publish. I have no option to just save the content of the post. Saving the content of the post without publishing is helpful as it allow me to write content and then save and later on when i have time i can go over the post and make changes and then only publish after i have made the post good enough to publish.