Nalapaka By Vanamala Hebbar
- A native of Mysore, Karnataka in India; staying inNewYork at prsent, Vanamala hebbar inherits her cooking talents from her mother, she enjoys cooking and hates to hide the fact that she loves people who relish her recipes. Vanamala runs the most popular food website at http://www.malas-kitchen.com
Pineapple Gojju
Pineapple Gojju is another type of Gojju with different ingredients and different taste rather than normal gojju recipe which I have posted. This is very rarely made at home. Normaly this is made in functions most of the time I have had it in marriages ( including mine too). You can use same masala ingredients which is used in the Okra Gojju Recipe.
Ingredients
- Pineapple Chunks – 2 cups
- Tamarind paste – 1/2 tsp
- Jaggery to taste
- Salt to taste
- Curry leaves
Ingredients for masala
- Uddina Bele / Black gram – 1 tsp
- Kempu Mensinakai / Red Chillies – 5 to 6
- Menthya / Fenugreek Seeds – 1/4 tsp
- Hing / Asafoetida – A pinch
- Dhaniya / Coriander seeds – 1/4 tsp
Method
- Heat pan and fry all the above ingredients
- Grind 1/2 cup coconut and fried ingredients adding a bit of water and grind it to thick paste keep aside
- In another pan add pineapple chunks and little water boil till pineapple tender
- Heat pan add 1 tsp oil, add mustard seeds allow to splutter then add pineapple & masala
- Add salt, tamarind, jaggery bring to boil for few minutes. Garnish curry leaves
- Serve hot with rice or chapati or roti
PS : You can add fried cashew pieces into the gojju.
