Pineapple Rasam
"Pineapple Rasam" the minute I heard this name first time I thought "Rasam with pineapple?" wow that's interesting.I didn't hesitate to try it because I am a variety eater and I love to explore all kinds of taste in my food.I love pineapple and the regular rasam, so I took the risk of learning it and just loved it instantly.I liked the way it had that sweet & tangy punch in it.Rasam is our regular dish and exploring it with different fruits only made me love rasam even more.If you love little sweetness and little spiciness in your food just try this out.I have been doing it for many years now and I just love it.
- Prep Time : 15 minutes
- Cook Time : 20 minutes
- Yield : 2-4
Ingredients
- Pineapple - 1/2 fruit
- Tomato,finely chopped - 1
- Cooked toor dal water - 2 cups
- Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
- Lemon juice - 2 tsp
- Freshly chopped coriander leaves - 1/2 cup
- Rasam Powder:
- Dry Red chiilies - 4
- Whole pepper - 1 tsp
- Toor dal - 1/2 tsp
- Jeera - 2 tsp
- Coriander seeds/dhania - 1 tsp
- Salt to taste
- For Seasoning
- Ghee/oil - 1 tsp
- Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
- Urad dal(ulandham paruppu) - 1/2 tsp
- Curry leaves - as per tatse
- Jeera - 1/2 tsp
- Asofaetida(hing) - a pinch
- Pineapple pieces - 3-4 tsp
Instructions
1.Take 1/4 size of pineapple,cut the green skin and chop the pineapple to fine pieces.I didn't use that thick stem present in the middle portion of pineapple,since it's too thick for biting.Instead I used that for juice.So use only the tender portion of pineapple.Keep 1/4 cup of chopped slices separately.
2.Now take the remaining pineapple slices and run them in a blender to fine paste or juice.Then filter them using a strainer.Keep it separate.
3.Now heat ghee in a kadai/pan and add the seasoning items one by one then add the chopped pineapple pieces and saute them well for few mins.
4.In a pressure cooker boil some toor dal well and keep the dal & water separate.Now in a cup add the dal water,chopped tomatoes,turmeric powder,salt & pineapple juice and mix it well.
4.Then in a mixie/blender add the spices to be grounded and make a fine powder(rasam powder) out of it.If its extra just store them in refrigerator and use later.
5.Now add the dal water mix and the powder to the kadai/pan and stir it well.The pineapple I used was quite sweeter it didn't have that sour taste much.So I used half lemon juice but its optional.Use it according to your taste.Let it boil for 5 mins.Garnish with coriander leaves and remove from fire.
6.I love this with hot rice.I love all kinds of variety rasam and this sweet & tangy combination is my favourite.
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