Udikina Panasa ginjalu- Boiled Jackfruit seeds

Preparation time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:
1 cup Jackfruit Seeds
15 cups water

Method:
Place the jackfruit seeds and water on medium-high heat and let it reach a rapid boil. Slowly, the water reduces & turns dark brown from taking the colour from the skin of the jackfruit seeds. Also, one can smell a distinct smell, let me call it the  'boiling jackfruit seed' smell. To be honest, it smells kind of yucky if you are not used to it.  

It takes around 30 minutes for the seeds to soften. Prick with a fork to test, if the fork goes through, they are done. Drain the little water that remains. Remove the outer tough waxy peel from the seeds and consume the seed within.

Jackfruit seeds can be found in the unripe green jackfruit and also in the sweet ripe yellow jackfruit. They are a rich source of protein, starch, B vitamins and are also consumed along with the green jackfruit in a soupy curry/koora. Their texture is similar to chestnuts. 

Trivia: 
Each jackfruit aril has a single seed inside, ripe arils are very sweet and consumed as fruit. The seeds are a healthy food that needn't be discarded after consuming the fruit. 
Ripe jackfruit arils are sweet as honey & absolutely irresistible, delicious! They are rich in minerals, Bcomplex, anti-oxidants. However, they too have a kind-of-rotten aroma if you are not familiar with it :D