Polos (green jackfruit curry)

Curry Polos are one of the most loved dishes in Sri Lankan cuisine due to the hard avoid taste. It is a Sri Lankan curry made from young, unripe jackfruit and has so much flavor. You won't even realize it's meatless! This curry is perfect for vegetarians, vegans, gluten-free people, or anyone who loves curries!

Mothers with newborn babies love to eat this curry, and they are lucky to get the nutrients in young jackfruit because Sri Lanka is endowed with these trees.

To make curry polos, cook a baby jackfruit with spices and coconut milk. In Sri Lanka, there are several different ways of cooking Polos curry. However, most of these polos recipes are essentially the same, although there are some differences in ingredients and the order of cooking.

Fruit cut into bite-sized pieces, boiled until cooked.

Then, it is cooked with onions, garlic, ginger, and spices, such as mustard seeds, turmeric, chili powder, roasted curry powder, pandan leaves, and curry leaves. The final step is to add the coconut milk and simmer to reduce most of the liquid, leaving all the flavor inside the jackfruit.

Jackfruit has a starchy texture, somewhat similar to tapioca or potato. Polos is a classic dish available at most Sri Lankan curry restaurants.