KOS MALLUM(Jackfruit-Coconut Sambol

Sri Lankan Jackfruit coconut mallum or sambol also known as kos mallum is a traditional dish that uses unripe Jackfruit.

📝 Ingredients

• Ingredients mentioned below use standard measuring cups and spoons.
• 200 g to 300g of Jackfruit
• 1 medium-sized onion sliced fine or 4 to 5 shallots
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 2 green chillies or 2 ghost peppers depending on how much heat you want
• Sprig of curry leaves
• 1 teaspoon of crushed black pepper
• 1/2 a teaspoon of mustard seeds
• 1/2 a teaspoon of cumin seeds
• 1 teaspoon of turmeric powder
• 1/2 a cup of scraped coconut
• Salt to season

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Step 1Spread a few old newspapers in the...: Step 1Spread a few old newspapers in the workplace where you’ll be cutting and cleaning the fruit.
2. 2Step 2Generously apply oil on the knife, at...: Step 2Generously apply oil on the knife, at this point do not apply oil to your hands for safety reasons.
3. 3Step 3Once the knife is oiled, cut the...: Step 3Once the knife is oiled, cut the fruit in half, you’ll notice that the middle of the fruit is extremely sticky and as the knife cuts through it, the white sticky substance tends to stick to anything that touches it and is hard to get rid of, this is the reason you to oil the knife.
4. 4Step 4With a tissue-clean knife if there is...: Step 4With a tissue-clean knife if there is sap on it, apply oil again and cut the half fruit into a further half, at this point, you can apply oil to your hands as well to avoid the sap getting onto them.
5. 5Step 5Once your hands are oiled, cut the...: Step 5Once your hands are oiled, cut the white core of the fruit so that you’ll notice where the sticky sap oozed from. Remove the white core as shown in the image below.
6. 6Step 6Remove the individual Jackfruit pods.
7. 7Step 7Discard the stringy part of the jackfruit...: Step 7Discard the stringy part of the jackfruit pods.
8. 8Step 8Remove the seeds from the pod.
9. 9Step 9Cut them into the required size, make...: Step 9Cut them into the required size, make sure you don’t cut them too small.
10. 10Once you’ve removed the Jackfruit seeds as mentioned...: Once you’ve removed the Jackfruit seeds as mentioned above.
11. 11Slice through the pod and remove the seeds...: Slice through the pod and remove the seeds from the fruit.
12. 12Place the jack seeds on a hard surface,...: Place the jack seeds on a hard surface, I am using my grinding stone.
13. 13You can also use your pestle and mortar...: You can also use your pestle and mortar to do this. keep in mind these seeds are a little slippery.
14. 14Use the grinding stone or pestle to smash...: Use the grinding stone or pestle to smash the Jack seeds.
15. 15Once the seeds are crushed, remove the hard...: Once the seeds are crushed, remove the hard translucent skin and remove the seed.
16. 16keep the pods and the seeds in separate...: keep the pods and the seeds in separate bowls.
17. 17Once you’ve crushed them, rinse them in water...: Once you’ve crushed them, rinse them in water and remove all the outer skins of the Jack seeds, these would come off easily now.
18. 18Drain excess water and set aside.
19. 19Slice the Jackfruit pods into smaller pieces.
20. 20Now that you have the seeds and the...: Now that you have the seeds and the fruit prepped. let’s move on to the next stage
21. 21This step of boiling the Jack seeds and...: This step of boiling the Jack seeds and the fruit can be done separately or at the same time.
22. 22Pour a cup of water and add the...: Pour a cup of water and add the Jackfruit seeds first, boil them until they are soft, this would take 15 minutes.
23. 23Halfway through the cooking time of the seeds,...: Halfway through the cooking time of the seeds, add the chopped Jackfruit to the pan.
24. 24Now that you have the seeds and the...: Now that you have the seeds and the fruit prepped. let’s move on to the next stage
25. 25This step of boiling the Jack seeds and...: This step of boiling the Jack seeds and the fruit can be done separately or at the same time.
26. 26Pour a cup of water and add the...: Pour a cup of water and add the Jackfruit seeds first, boil them until they are soft, this would take 15 minutes.
27. 27Halfway through the cooking time of the seeds,...: Halfway through the cooking time of the seeds, add the chopped Jackfruit to the pan.
28. 28You can do the following in a mortar...: You can do the following in a mortar and pestle or a Mirisgala.
29. 29For convenience, I am simply going to make...: For convenience, I am simply going to make the coconut paste with a spice grinder attachment to the blender.
30. 30Add the onions, garlic cloves, curry leaves, green...: Add the onions, garlic cloves, curry leaves, green chillies, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, turmeric powder, and black pepper powder.
31. 31Blend all of the above to make a...: Blend all of the above to make a coarse paste.Once the spice paste is done, add the scraped coconut and grind more.
32. 32Place the pan with boiled Jackfruit and seed...: Place the pan with boiled Jackfruit and seed over the stovetop.
33. 33Add the coconut sambol to the pan.
34. 34Fire up the stove and reduce heat to...: Fire up the stove and reduce heat to very low.
35. 35Combine the ingredients and season with salt as...: Combine the ingredients and season with salt as needed.
36. 36Cook long enough(1 to 3 minutes)until mixed well.
37. 37Serve with rice and curry.