Name: Breadfruit with Ginger and Green Pepper Sauce
Prep time: 12 min
Total time: 12 min
Ingredients: 3 green cardamoms, crushed; 1 teaspoon each asafoetida and fenugreek, ground; 2 teaspoons peanut butter; 1 tablespoon dry sherry seasoning to taste; 2 large green peppers, skinned; 1 breadfruit, about450 g/1 lb in weight; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 large green cooking apple, cored and sliced; 5 cm/2 inches root ginger, peeled and grated

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

The New Vegetarian

By Colin Spencer

Published 1986

About

Breadfruit is a large green fruit with a yellowish flesh which is inedible unless cooked. Similar in texture to potato, it can be substituted for any starchy vegetable and makes a good accompaniment to a main dish, such as buckwheat pilaf, particularly with this piquant sauce.

Ingredients

1 breadfruit, about450 g/1 lb in weight
2 large green peppers

Method

Peel and core the breadfruit. Cut into smallish chunks and steam for about 30 minutes or until just tender. Seed and chop the peppers. Heat the oil with the ginger and spices. Add the peppers and apple and simmer until soft. Place everything but the breadfruit in a blender with the peanut butter and sherry and blend until smooth. Season to taste. Transfer the breadfruit to a serving dish and co

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