Pineapple Pulissery
- 35 min
- mild
- Serves 4
Pineapple pulissery is a sweet and sour Kerala curd curry of pineapple with a coconut and green chilli paste. Mild, serves 4, about 35 minutes, with rice.
Good for: Tamil New Year, Onam
Ingredients
Pineapple (diced)2 cup
Water, For Cooking150 ml
Turmeric Powder1.5 grams
Salt1 tsp
Coconut (Grated), Grated80 grams
Green Chilli, Slit12 grams
Cumin1 tsp
Curd, Whisked1½ cup
Sugar1 tbsp
Coconut Oil1 tbsp
Mustard Seeds1 tsp
Dry Red Chilli, De-stemmed2 grams
Curry leaves4 grams
Fenugreek Seeds1 grams
Contains: milk.
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 | 229kcal | 916kcal |
| Protein | 4.9g | 20g |
| Carbohydrate | 23g | 92g |
| Fat | 14g | 57g |
| Fibre | 3.6g | 14g |
| Sugar | 17g | 69g |
Method
Wash the pineapple, green chillies and curry leaves. Peel and dice the pineapple, slit the green chillies, remove the stems from the dry red chillies, and grate the coconut. Whisk the curd until smooth and keep it aside.
Add the pineapple, water, turmeric powder and salt to a kadai. Cook on medium flame for 8 to 10 minutes, until the pineapple is soft but still holds its shape.
Grind the grated coconut, green chillies and cumin with the water to make a smooth paste. Add this paste to the cooked pineapple and mix well.
Simmer on low flame for 3 to 4 minutes, until the raw coconut smell goes. Switch off the flame. Add the whisked curd and sugar, and mix well. Do not boil after adding the curd.
Heat the oil in a small tadka pan on medium flame for 1 minute until hot. Add the mustard seeds and fry for 30 seconds until they crackle. Add the dry red chillies, curry leaves and fenugreek seeds. Fry for 30 seconds until the curry leaves are crisp, without burning the fenugreek.
Pour the tempering over the pulissery and mix gently. Rest for 2 minutes, then serve warm or at room temperature with rice.
Before you start
- How long does Pineapple Pulissery take?
- 35 minutes from start to finish. That is 15 minutes of preparation and 20 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Pineapple Pulissery serve?
- 4. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Pineapple Pulissery vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Pineapple Pulissery spicy?
- It is mild: 1 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 Pulissery?
- 2 cup Pineapple (diced), 1.5 grams Turmeric Powder, 80 grams Coconut (Grated), 12 grams Green Chilli, 1½ cup Curd, 2 grams Dry Red Chilli, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Pineapple Pulissery?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Pineapple Pulissery?
- About 229 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
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