Pineapple Peel Rasam
- 35 min
- medium
- Serves 4
Pineapple peel rasam with pineapple peel and core, tomato, jaggery and crushed pepper, cumin and garlic. Medium-spicy, serves 4, 35 minutes, with video.
Ingredients
Pineapple (diced)½ cup
Water2½ cup
Tomato, Diced80 grams
Green Chilli, Slit1
Jaggery½ tsp
Pineapple Peel100 grams
Cumin1 tsp
Black Peppercorns1 tsp
Garlic, Peeled5
Salt½ tsp
Coriander Leaves, Roughly Choppedas needed
Oil1 tbsp
Mustard Seeds¼ tsp
Curry leaves1 sprigs
Guntur Dry Red Chilli2
Asafoetidaa pinch
Contains: wheat.
Nutrition
Per 1 person, and for all 4 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per 1 person | All 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 66kcal | 264kcal |
| Protein | 0.9g | 3.6g |
| Carbohydrate | 6.7g | 27g |
| Fat | 4.4g | 18g |
| Fibre | 1.2g | 4.8g |
| Sugar | 3.3g | 13g |
Method
Process the pineapple- peel it and cut the core out. Wash the peel and make a chunky puree with the core.
Roughly crush the cumin seeds, peppercorns, garlic for the masala For the base, add all the base ingredients in a stock pot and let it simmer. Add the crushed masala. Let it simmer.
Remove the peel, once the rasam has simmered.
For the tadka, in a pan, add oil, mustard seeds, let it splutter, then add curry leaves, gundu chili, asafoetida. Pour it over the rasam. Garnish with coriander leaves.
Before you start
- How long does Pineapple Peel Rasam take?
- 35 minutes from start to finish. That is 15 minutes of preparation and 20 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Pineapple Peel Rasam serve?
- 4. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Pineapple Peel Rasam vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Pineapple Peel Rasam spicy?
- It is medium: 2 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make Pineapple Peel Rasam?
- 100 grams Pineapple Peel, ½ cup Pineapple (diced), 80 grams Tomato, 1 Green Chilli, 5 Garlic, 2 Guntur Dry Red Chilli, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Pineapple Peel Rasam?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Pineapple Peel Rasam?
- About 66 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
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