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Pineapple menaskai

Pineapple menaskai

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Course Side Dish
Cuisine Indian
Calories 574 kcal

Ingredients
  

FOR THE MASALA

  • 1 Cup Coconut
  • 2 tsp Black gram dal
  • 2 tsp 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 THE MENASKAI

  • 1 Cup Pineapple pieces
  • 1 lemon sized ball Tamarind
  • 2 tbsp Jaggery
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric
  • To Taste Salt

Instructions
 

FOR THE MASALA

  • Add 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.

FOR THE MENASKAI

  • Remove 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Serve warm with rice or roti

Nutrition

Sodium: 32mgCalcium: 123mgVitamin C: 82mgVitamin A: 289IUSugar: 48gFiber: 15gPotassium: 543mgCalories: 574kcalSaturated Fat: 24gFat: 30gProtein: 9gCarbohydrates: 74gIron: 6mg
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