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Pineapple Pulissery

Pineapple pulissery is a popular traditional curry from Kerala. Made with pineapples, coconut, yogurt and a few spices, it is served in onam sadya feast. It has the perfect balance of tastes ranging from sweet, sour, spicy, and salty!

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Main ingredientsPineapple, Turmeric powder, Sugar, Scraped fresh coconut, Green chillies, Cumin seeds, Yogurt, Coconut oil, Mustard seeds, Fenugreek seeds, Dried red chillies, Curry leaves
CuisineKerala
CourseMain course vegetarian
Prep time10-15 minutes
Cook time20-25 minutes
Serve4
TasteMild
Level of cookingEasy
OthersVegetarian

Ingredients

  • 500 grams pineapple, peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces
  • ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 cup scraped fresh coconut
  • 3-4 green chillies
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1 cup yogurt
  • Salt to taste 
  • 1½ tablespoons coconut oil
  • 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • A pinch of fenugreek seeds (methi dana)
  • 3-4 dried red chillies, broken
  • 1 sprig of curry leaves

Method

  1. Heat an earthen pot, add pineapple pieces, 1½ cups water and turmeric powder and mix well. Add sugar, mix well and bring the mixture to a boil. Continue to cook for 10-15 minutes.
  2. Put coconut into a mixer jar, add green chillies, cumin seeds and ½ cup water. Grind to a fine paste. 
  3. Take yogurt in a bowl. Add salt and mix till well combined. 
  4. Add the ground paste to the pineapple mixture and mix well. Cook for 1 minute.
  5. Add the yogurt mixture, mix and cook for 2-3 minutes. Pour ½ cup water, mix and cook for 4-5 minutes. 
  6. For tempering, heat coconut oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and let them splutter. Add fenugreek seeds, dried red chillies and curry leaves and sauté for a few seconds. Add this to the pineapple mixture and mix.
  7. Transfer into serving bowls. Serve. 
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