Onam : Kerala special ‘Pineapple Pachhady’ – Recipe

Pineapple Pachadi is a very delicious and exotic dish which has a sweet and and tangy taste. It is a part of the traditional Kerala Sadhya. 

Ingredients

Ripe pineapple cut into 1/2″ square pieces-2cups
Turmeric powder-1/2tsp
Salt-to taste
Grated coconut-1 cup
Dried red chilli-1
Coconut oil-2dsp
Mustard seeds-1/2tsp
Dried red chillies-3 (cut into 6 pieces)
Curry leaves-1sprig
Crushed mustard-1tsp

Method:

1. Boil pineapple, with turmeric and salt in 1/2cup water. Grind coconut with dried chilli to a fine paste.
2. Heat the oil and season with mustard seeds. Saute the coconut paste and add the curry leaves and dried red chillies. When it is done, add the boiled pineapple pieces. The gravy should be thick and the cover the pineapple pieces. Add the crushed mustard just before removing the pachhady from fire.