Pineapple Pachhadi

Name: Pineapple Pachhadi
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup chopped pineapple; 1/2 tsp red chilli powder; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; 1/2 cup water; to taste Sugar; to taste Salt; 1/2 cup grated coconut; 1/4 cup curd; 1/4 tsp cumin seeds; 2 green chillies chopped; 1 tsp coconut oil/ sesame oil; 1/2 tsp mustard seeds; 1-2 dry red chillies; 1/4 tsp urad dal / split black lentil; 7-8 curry leaves

Shuchi Jain @shuchi_191171

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Pachhadi is a traditional South Indian chutney or fresh pickle served as a side dish. It's usually made with ripe fruits or some vegetables, tempered with spices or even curd. A colourful side dish full of flavours is enjoyed with rice, dosa, adai or chapati. This is a kerala Pineapple Pachhadi.

Shuchi Jain @shuchi_191171

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Ingredients

1 cupchopped pineapple
1/2 tspred chilli powder
1/4 tspturmeric powder
1/2 cupwater
to tasteSugar
to tasteSalt
For paste: -
1/2 cupgrated coconut
1/4 cupcurd
1/4 tspcumin seeds
2green chillies chopped
For tempering: -
1 tspcoconut oil/ sesame oil
1/2 tspmustard seeds
1-2dry red chillies
1/4 tspurad dal / split black lentil
7-8curry leaves

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Steps

1

Grind coconut, curd, green chillies and cumin into a paste in a blender.
2

In a pan or wok/ karahi, add pineapple, water, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and sugar(depending on sweetness of pineapple). Cook slightly till pineapple is slightly soft.
3

To the above mixture add the ground paste from step 1. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
4

Heat coconut or sesame oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds. When it crackles,add urad dal, broken dry red chillies and curry leaves.
5

Add the above tempering to the mixture in step 3 and cook for 1 minute.Switch off gas and leave the pachhadi for few hours. Serve with dosa or rice.
6

Tip- 1- Cook on medium heat with stirring to avoid seperation of curd. 2- Also serve the pachhadi after some time from preparation as it tastes better with enhanced flavors. 3- Can replace pineapple with Ripe mangoes or bananas.