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Pineapple Rasam

March 5, 2007 |

One of J’s Jhatpat specials.

RECIPE

Pineapple Rasam
(serves 4 to 6)

Ingredients
2 cups crushed pineapple with juice (canned)
1 marble-sized knob of tamarind (or 2 tsps. lime juice)
1.5 tsps rasam powder (store-bought or see recipe below)
a pinch of asafoetida
1 finely chopped green chilli
1/2 tsp. grated ginger
Â½ tsp. mustard seeds
6 curry leaves
salt
1 tsp. oil
coriander leaves to garnish

Method
1. Microwave the tamarind with 1/2 cup water for 30 seconds. Let it soak for a few minutes, then squeeze out all the pulp. (If using lime juice, add it at the very end, after taking it off the fire)

2. Heat the oil, add the mustard seeds and let them pop. Then add the asafoetida, rasam powder and curry leaves.

3. Stir for 15 seconds or so, add the tamarind pulp, pineapple, ginger, chilli and salt.

4. Bring it to a boil. Garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve with rice and a dry vegetable dish.

RASAM PODI

(from Cooking at Home with Pedatha p. 29)

Dry roast on a low flame -
1/4 cup coriander seeds
1 tsp. fenugreek (methi) seeds
2 tbsps. cumin seeds

Roast in 1/2 tsp. oil -
3 red chillies (without stalks)
5 curry leaves
1/4 tsp. powdered or one tiny piece asafoetida.

Roast in a drop of ghee -
1 tsp. peppercorns

Grind it all into a fine powder and store in the freezer in an airtight container.

Our entry for A Fruit A Month - Pineapple event at Beyond the Usual.

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12 Comments

asha says:

March 6, 2007 at 6:27 am

Hey!! I was going to make this for AFAM!!Okay,I can come up something with something else!;D

Looks yummy,although I have never made this Rasam before using Pineapple,I was thinking about it.Now I got the tried and tested recipe.Thanks Bee.

That’s 3/3; erisshery, naan, and this - cosmic coincidence !

Mishmash! says:

March 6, 2007 at 9:22 am

/:) Hoping ur page shows emoticons, else i meant a raised eyebrow ! Really I ve never heard about it till now. Wondering how that sweetness will gel with all that spices! Ho w was it?

Shn

i love savoury dishes with fruit. i loved it. a few extra green chillies, if you can handle it, will be awesome. (i can’t. i’m a wimp) -bee

Sharmi says:

March 6, 2007 at 2:06 pm

thanks for your compliments on my “just started blog”.
and waw!! pineapple rasam, want to try out for sure.

sharmi

we’ve just started this blog as well. we’re just a month old. - bee

Shivapriya says:

March 28, 2007 at 10:59 am

Hi
I heard of pineapple rasam but never tried or ate. It looks very delicious. I have one question does it taste sweet?

it has little bit of sweet from the pineapple ofcourse, but also sour from the tamarind, and also two other tastes -bitter and salty- from other ingredients. overall it has a tangy, sweet and sour taste with a kick at the end –Jai

A tale of two cookbooks » jugalbandi says:

April 18, 2007 at 9:43 pm

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October 1, 2007 at 8:02 pm

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Archana says:

February 18, 2008 at 9:13 pm

Very comforting. Rasam’s are very comforting foods which are irrestible, to be either eaten with rice or just drinking a cup on any day, be it the summer, winter, snow or rains!. South Indians have tons of different types of rasam’s and this is one of my favorites. The recipe looks great. The only difference is that, rasam’s are typically seasoned with Ghee!

Here it is!!!! :: Pineapple Rasam :: May :: 2008 says:

May 17, 2008 at 10:45 am

[...] Vidya had made this AWESOME pineapple rasam I tasted for the first time in my life, and I was immediately a die-hard fan of her cooking. I took the recipe from her. Also found one from Singing Chef [http://chefatwork.blogspot.com/2008/01/pineapple-rasam.html] and another from Jugalbandi [http://jugalbandi.info/2007/03/pineapple-rasam/]. [...]