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Main Course

Pineapple Kaalan

Straightforward Kerala cooking — good ingredients treated well, spiced with confidence, and served without pretence. The kind of food that tastes like someone's kitchen, not a restaurant.

Ingredientsfor 4 servings

Pineapple (cut into small pieces
2 nos Green chillies
1/2 tsp Chilly powder
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
Salt, to taste
1/2 cup Coconut — shredded
1/2 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeerakam)
2-3 tsp Oil
1/4 tsp Mustard seeds
1/4 tsp Fenugreek seeds (Uluva)
4 - Red chillies (Kollamulaku)
Curry leaves A, a few
1/2 cup Curd

Preparation

Step 1
Cook pineapple in water along with chilly powder, turmeric powder, green chillies and salt.
Step 2
Grind together coconut, cumin seeds and a pinch pf turmeric powder.
Step 3
Add this to the cooked pineapple and cook again on low heat.
Step 4
Warm the oil in a pan.
Step 5
Add mustard seeds and when they allow to crackle, add cumin seeds followed by fenugreek seeds, curry leaves and broken red chillies.
Step 6
Once the pineapple is cooked, add whipped or beaten curd and Stir everything together thoroughly.
Step 7
Don`t cook after or when adding curd. Hence, turn off the heat while adding curd.
Step 8
Add the seasoning into the above mixture.
Step 9
Serve while still hot or cold with plain rice.

Tip

Grinding spices fresh makes a noticeable difference. Pre-ground powders lose their punch within weeks. Buy whole, toast lightly, and grind as you need.

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Main Course

Pineapple Kaalan

Straightforward Kerala cooking — good ingredients treated well, spiced with confidence, and served without pretence. The kind of food that tastes like someone's kitchen, not a restaurant.

Ingredientsfor 4 servings

Pineapple (cut into small pieces
2 nos Green chillies
1/2 tsp Chilly powder
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
Salt, to taste
1/2 cup Coconut — shredded
1/2 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeerakam)
2-3 tsp Oil
1/4 tsp Mustard seeds
1/4 tsp Fenugreek seeds (Uluva)
4 - Red chillies (Kollamulaku)
Curry leaves A, a few
1/2 cup Curd

Preparation

Step 1
Cook pineapple in water along with chilly powder, turmeric powder, green chillies and salt.
Step 2
Grind together coconut, cumin seeds and a pinch pf turmeric powder.
Step 3
Add this to the cooked pineapple and cook again on low heat.
Step 4
Warm the oil in a pan.
Step 5
Add mustard seeds and when they allow to crackle, add cumin seeds followed by fenugreek seeds, curry leaves and broken red chillies.
Step 6
Once the pineapple is cooked, add whipped or beaten curd and Stir everything together thoroughly.
Step 7
Don`t cook after or when adding curd. Hence, turn off the heat while adding curd.
Step 8
Add the seasoning into the above mixture.
Step 9
Serve while still hot or cold with plain rice.

Tip

Grinding spices fresh makes a noticeable difference. Pre-ground powders lose their punch within weeks. Buy whole, toast lightly, and grind as you need.