PINEAPPLE PACHADI --- PALAKKAD CUISINE

PINEAPPLE PACHADI 

                        


INGREDIENTS:
1 Pineapple cut into small pieces
Half cup grated coconut
2tsp mustard 
2-3 green chillies
1-2 red chillies [optional]
salt, oil, jaggery,turmeric [as per taste]
1 tsp udat dal 
curry leaves for garnishing


Method:
1. Boil the pineapples by adding little turmeric till soft.
2. Add jaggery to it once the pineapple softens.
3.Grind Coconut, 1/2 tsp mustard and green chillies in to a paste.
4. Add the ground mixture to the cooked pineapple and mix it well.To this add little salt as per ur taste and cook it for few minutes.
5. Temper mustard,udat dal, green chilies/red chillies and curry leaves in oil  and finally add it to the cooked pineapple pachadi .

                        




Note: If the pineapple is too sour, add more jaggery to balance the dish.