One more elaborate spread. Looks amazing Veena..
Ingredients
Adjust Servings:
| 1 cup Ripe Pineapple pieces | |
| 1 lemon sized Tamarind | |
| 1 lemon sized Jaggery | |
| 1/4 tsp Turmeric | |
| To Taste Salt | |
FOR THE MASALA |
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| 1 cup Grated coconut | |
| 2 tsp Black gram dal | |
| 2tsp Bengal gram dal | |
| 1/4 tsp Fenugreek seeds | |
| 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds | |
| 2 tsp Sesame seeds | |
| 6 Red chillies | |
| 1/4 tsp Asafoetida | |
| Few Curry leaves | |
FOR TEMPERING |
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| 2 tbsp Coconut oil | |
| 1 tsp Mustard | |
| A pinch Asafoetida | |
| Few Curry leaves |
Pineapple Menaskai
Cuisine:
Ingredients
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1 cup Ripe Pineapple pieces
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1 lemon sized Tamarind
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1 lemon sized Jaggery
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1/4 tsp Turmeric
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To Taste Salt
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FOR THE MASALA
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1 cup Grated coconut
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2 tsp Black gram dalurad dal
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2tsp Bengal gram dalchanna dal
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1/4 tsp Fenugreek seedsMethi seeds
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1/2 tsp Cumin seedsJeera
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2 tsp Sesame seedsTil
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6 Red chilliesPreferable is byadige variety
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1/4 tsp Asafoetida
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Few Curry leaves
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FOR TEMPERING
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2 tbsp Coconut oil
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1 tsp MustardRai
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A pinch Asafoetida
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Few Curry leaves
As I was born and brought up in Karnataka, the affinity to Karnataka cuisine can be seen on my blog. I have grown up in the neighbourhood os Madhwa Brahmins and loved their way of cooking those simple delicious food. So today I tried to recollect some of the food that I had tasted in my childhood and cook the whole Madhwa Brahmin Oota.
Here is the elaborate meal that I prepared. Salt is served at the left top corner. Then the uppinakai or pickle.Next comes in the Kadabele kosambari, Hesarubele Kosambari, Beans Palya, Sihi kumbalakai Palya.In the cups, the liquid dishes are served and in order are Pineapple gojju, Saaru, Mosaru and Rasayana.Next is the rice which is served and it starts with Happala or paapad, Chitranna, Anna, Holige and Kai holige. That is an elaborate meal, is it not?
While preparing and cooking , I realized that I have not yet blogged about pineapple gojju or pineapple menaskai which is very common on festive days.The recipe is adapted from Smitha’s blog. It is a sweet tangy dish perfect to go with rice or roti.
Steps
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GRIND THE MASALAAdd 1 tsp of oil to a pan and add the black gram, bengal gram, red chillies, fenugreek seeds, cumin, asafoetida, sesame and curry leaves and roast on medium flame till the dal starts to brown. Now reduce the heat and add the coconut and roast for few seconds. Switch off the fire and let it cool completely. Now you can transfer it to a blender jar and grind it into a smooth paste adding just the amount of water necessary to make it into a paste. |
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PREPARATION OF MENASKAIRemove the skin of the pineapple and cut it into small pieces. Soak the tamarind in enough warm water for 10 mins. Squeeze it and take out the extract |
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Heat 1 tsp of oil in a pan and add the cut pineapple pieces and turmeric powder and saute for 5 minutes on low flame. Now add the tamarind extract, jaggery, salt and more water and close with a lid. Cook on medium flame for 5 minutes so that the pineapple gets cooked properly |
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When the fruit pieces are cooked properly add the ground masala, mix well and add more water if necessary. Cook on low flame for 5 minutes, stirring regularly , so that it starts to thicken. After a few minutes, add few drops of coconut oil , mix well and cook again. This increases the flavour . After it has thickened, switch off the fire |
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Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan, add the mustard seeds. When it starts to splutter add the asafoetida and curry leaves and pour this on the the prepared menaskai |
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Serve warm with rice or roti |
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Lovely spread and I had made with cluster beans. I still remember the taste Veena. Love everything on the lead
I go gaga over this food!! Awesome!!
The spread looks awesome.
One more Amazing Thali Veena. Love the spread.
Lovely gojju there. We love it.
Fingerlicking pineapple menaskai, quite an inviting dish to give a try definitely.
Veena I have eaten this pineapple dish but did not know how to make it. Lol great madhwa bhramin that I am
lovely spread veena ! I miss the menaskai and holige these days 🙂 baaki yellam part of our routine cooking ! nice blog layout too !
Had I known that you were preparing this elaborate meal, I would have walked in! Everything sounds so delicious and even at 3pm, my tummy is grumbling looking at that spread!
Wow, what an amazing Karnataka spread Veena. Everything looks absolutely delicious.
This is so amazing! Since moving to Bangalore, I had resolved to explore Karnataka cuisine more…now I know where to start! Yumm
One more elaborate spread. Looks amazing Veena..
Lovely spread and I had made with cluster beans. I still remember the taste Veena. Love everything on the lead
I go gaga over this food!! Awesome!!
The spread looks awesome.
One more Amazing Thali Veena. Love the spread.
Lovely gojju there. We love it.
Fingerlicking pineapple menaskai, quite an inviting dish to give a try definitely.
Veena I have eaten this pineapple dish but did not know how to make it. Lol great madhwa bhramin that I am
lovely spread veena ! I miss the menaskai and holige these days 🙂 baaki yellam part of our routine cooking ! nice blog layout too !
Had I known that you were preparing this elaborate meal, I would have walked in! Everything sounds so delicious and even at 3pm, my tummy is grumbling looking at that spread!
Wow, what an amazing Karnataka spread Veena. Everything looks absolutely delicious.
This is so amazing! Since moving to Bangalore, I had resolved to explore Karnataka cuisine more…now I know where to start! Yumm