Pineapple Khichdi

With onam fast approaching I thought of translating some of the onam recipes from the past issues of vanitha for those of you who do not have access to vanitha magazine or those who cannot read malayalam. Here is the recipe for pineapple khichdi.

Ingredients:

1. 100gms pineapple
2. 2 green chillies
3. 1/4 tsp. turmeric powder
4. salt as required
5. 1/2 a coconut
6. 1/2 tsp. cumin seeds
7. 1/4 litre yogurt
8. 1 tsp. sugar

Method:

• Cut the pineapple into small pieces.
• Boil the pineapple along with green chillies, turmeric powder, salt and little water. When the water has evaporated, remove it from fire.
• Grind the coconut and cumin into a fine paste and mix it with the yogurt and cooked pineapple.
• Splutter mustard seeds, 2 dried red chillies and a few curry leaves in coconut oil, and season the khichdi with it. Adjust salt according to your taste.
• Lastly add one tsp. sugar.

Source: Vanitha magazine, Sept 1-14, 2006