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Instant Pot Curry Taco

Jackfruit Curry Taco

Easy and tasty curry taco with curried jackfruits cooked perfectly in the instant pot and spiced with Maya Kaimal’s Madras Curry Sauce. Sounds interesting? Here is my curried jackfruit taco recipe.
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Course: Main Course, Main Dish
Cuisine: Indian, Mexican
Keyword: Curried jackfruit tacos, Curry taco, Indian tacos, Instant pot taco, jackfruit taco
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 265kcal
Author: Sophie
Cost: $7

Equipment

  • Instant pot

Ingredients

  • 10 mini soft flour tortillas
  • 1 can of young jackfruits
  • cup chopped onions
  • 1 Tomato chopped or diced
  • 1 green chili or sliced jalapenos
  • 1 cup of Maya Kaimal Madras curry sauce
  • ½ teaspoon taco seasoning
  • Cilantro to garnish

To Serve

  • Avocado crema
  • Pickled red onions

Instructions

  • Drain and rinse canned jackfruit.
  • Chop or cut the jackfruit chunks into tiny pieces.
  • Transfer the shredded jackfruit in an instant pot in the pot, and add the Madras curry sauce. Mix well. Add the taco seasoning and give a good stir. Now add, onions, tomatoes and green chili and mix well.
  • Add water inside the instant pot inner pot and place the pot with jackfruit and curry sauce mixture.
  • Close the lid and seal the valve.
  • Set the IP to pressure cook for 10-minutes.
  • After 10-minutes, wait for the natural pressure release and then open the lid. It’s okay if you see a lot of liquid in the pot.
  • Transfer the mixture to the instant pot inner pot and set the IP to sauté mode.
  • Stir and cook the jackfruits till the water evaporates and the curry sauce coats the jackfruit really well.

Assembling Curry Tacos

  • Warm the tortillas on a cast iron skillet and store in a tortilla warmer.
  • Now add a big spoonful of jackfruit curry mixture to each tortilla and top it with pickled onions and sliced jalapeños.
  • Serve the tacos with avocado crema or avocado dressing.
  • Enjoy the curry tacos warm or at room temperature.
    Curry jackfruit taco pin

Notes

  • If you don’t want to do the pot in pot style, just add the ingredients to the instant pot inner pot with ½ cup water.
  • Pressure cook for 8-minutes and allow natural pressure release.
  • Now use the sauté mode to dry out the remaining liquid and cook the jackfruit till nicely browned.
  • The serving size is 1 loaded taco w/ regular flour tortilla. You can use flax or flour-less zucchini tortilla for a healthier alternative.

Nutrition

Serving: 320g | Calories: 265kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Sodium: 188mg | Fiber: 5g