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Pineapple Pachadi


Pineapple pachadi tastes like an exotic dish full of flavor. Fruit curries like pachadi and pulisherri is an integral part of the traditional Kerala cuisine.Locally available fruits like pineapple, mango and sweet plantain are used to make some of these curries.Most of them are yogurt and coconut based curries and part of the traditional feast or  Kerala Sadhya.This pineapple pachadi is a unique dish. It is a mouthwatering delicacy which is sweet and tart,a combo of pineapple, coconut and yogurt/curd. There are different versions in different regions like pineapple mathura pachadi and pineapple tenga aracha curry. Here is two other versions which tastes equally delicious.

Ingredients
Pineapple chopped- 2 cup
Yogurt- 1 1/2 cup
Coconut- 1/2 cup
Turmeric powder- 1/3 tsp
Chilly powder-1/2 tsp
Green chilly -1
Sugar- 1 tsp
Salt as per taste
Mustard seeds- 1/2tsp
Curry leaves


Cook pineapple with turmeric powder, chilly powder, salt and sugar and a 1 cup of water till pineapple is completely cooked and can be easily mashed up. Grind coconut and green chilly into a fine paste and mix in yogurt and blend. Add this mixture into the cooked pineapple. Cook in low heat for one minute or till the curry is warm.  Do not allow to boil.
Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. When they splutter add one red chilly and curry leaves and pour this mixture and oil on the pineapple curry. Serve with rice.

Pineapple pachadi another version


Ingredients
Pineapple chopped - 2 cup
Coconut- 1/3 cup
Yogurt- 1 1/2 cup
cumin- 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds- 1/3
Green chilly- 2 -3
Sugar- 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
mustard seeds- 1/2tsp
Dry red chilly-1
Curry leaves

Cook pineapple along salt, green chilly and 1/3 cup of water.
Make a paste of coconut and cumin. Mix in yogurt into this paste.
Add this mixture to the cooked pineapple and stir till it is warmed up. Do not allow to boil.
Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. When they splutter add one red chilly and curry leaves and pour this mixture and oil on the pineapple curry. Serve with rice.

Check other pachadi recipes in this blog:

Vellarikka/Cucumber Pachadi
Thakkali/Tomato Pachadi 
Mango/Mambazham Pachadi
Bottlegourd/Churaykka Pachadi

For pickled pineapple recipe check: Pineapple Achar/Pickle


Try this...
Hope you will all enjoy..

Comments

  1. Wow tongue tickling pachadi...looks so yum

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  2. Pineapple pacahdi is a fav of mine, Both the version looks delicious...You made me crave this now :-)

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  3. yumm- this is my fav part of the sadhya-- loved both the versions !

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  4. Pineapple khichdi looks to be very mouthwatering. Excellent garnishing.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  5. super delicious pachadi, looks so pretty

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  6. Looks delicious ..... Pineapple Pachdi .....droolzzzzz

    Cheers,
    Satrupa

    http://satrupa-foodforthought.blogspot.com

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  7. I have never cooked pineapples this way..sounds like a great idea :)

    US Masala

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  8. interesting recipe..

    Cheers,
    Reshmi
    www.rookieqookie.com

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  9. U alwyas make me hungry Suja...Keep rocking dear

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  10. Yumm, never tried pineapple as pachadi,both looks damn tempting..

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  11. Loved both the versions..Ethu njangalde blogile adhyathe recipe annu :) Love this yummy pachadi..

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  12. Savory pineapple,I am loving it. I like both the versions,but garlic is always a winner for me,so I choose to give the second one a shot :)

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  13. pineapple pachadi ente favorite annu. Adipoli.

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  14. Pineapple pachadi ente favorite annu. adipoli pachadi

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  15. Thats a tempting pulissery dear and my daug fav..nice color and click.

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  16. Never had pineapple pachadi before. This is truly tempting! :D

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  17. It is so new to me..and looks so delicioius..

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  18. Beautiful vibrant colour...have to try this once...

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  19. Well both looks and reminds me of kadhi ..Pineapple pachadi/kadhi is new to me..hugs and smiles

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  20. Pachadi in Pineapple ?? Wow !!!
    Ur award is awaiting, Collect it in my blog :)
    Keep Posting

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  21. I just made it :)..looks adipoli!!!

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  22. Bookmarked, definitely making it :)

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  23. Hi urmila,thanks for visiting my blog....pineapple pachadi is one of my Favourite curry...looks soooo yummy dear..feels to eat it !!!!

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  24. adipoli suja...aa rendamathethu looks like ice cream...

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  25. Suja, I am sharing the first award i received with you too. Please accept this. I am just a beginner, but please accept this as a token of appreciation for all your efforts and for inspiring me.

    ammaandbaby.blogspot.com/

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  26. Love this sweet and sour combination.Mouthwatering pachadi.

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  27. Loved both the versions..
    http://panchamrutham.blogspot.com/

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  28. lips smacking pachadi...yumm.

    Loved ur broccoli recipe too.

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  29. Thanks all for stopping by and for sweet comments:)

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  30. i love this, have had them couple of time, looks very delish!

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  31. Looks awesome! Must try this some time.

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  32. Suja, I tried the first version and it came out really very well. Thanks for the recipe :)

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  33. hi
    I love these recipes and will surely try them...
    we make pineapple sasav as we call it in goa which is a dry version with coconut and ground mustard seeds...
    I am adding you to my sidebar...

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