Pineapple Gojju or Pineapple Menaskai is a popular curry variety from Karnataka Cuisine. There are many recipes that I have learnt from my mother cannot count, but this one is my favourite ❤️ This delicious sweet, sour and spicy recipe is made using Pineapple, the preparation is known as menaskai or kayirasa. This recipe is a real treat to all those who love the combination of Sweet, Sour & Spice!!! A great accompaniment with plain rice 🧡 Dedicating this recipe to my origin state that is Karnataka. Celebrating this wonderful day with pride!!!🧡 Happy to be a kannadiga❤️ Happy Karnataka Rajyotsava!!!
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Ingredients:
· Pineapple – 1 cup (cut into small pieces)
· Sesame seeds – 1 tbsp
· Coconut oil – 1 tbsp
· Urad dal -1 tsp
· Fenugreek seeds – ¼ tsp
· Dry red chilli – 4-5
· Curry leaves – 1 sprig
· Grated Coconut – ¾ cup
· Jaggery – lemon sized
· Red Chilli powder – ¾ tsp
· Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
· Salt to taste
· Water
For tempering:
· Coconut oil – 1.5 tsp
· Dry Red chilli – 1-2 (broken)
· Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
· Curry leaves – 1 sprig
· Hing – 2 pinches
Method:
· Wash the Pineapple and cut it into small chunks/ pieces.
· Now take water in a utensil add the pineapple pieces along with red chilli powder, turmeric powder, jaggery and salt. Cover and cook it.
· In the meanwhile, take a pan, slightly dry roast the sesame seeds till it starts popping.
· Keep it aside. Now in the same pan add coconut oil, urad dal, fenugreek seeds, curry leaves and dry red chillies. Saute till it turns aromatic. Now add the grated coconut, mix it once and turn off the flame.
· Now allow it to cool. Add all the above ingredients along with sesame seeds and grind it to a fine paste.
· Once the pineapple has cooked well, add the grounded coconut mixture.
· Let it boil. Now take a tempering pan, add coconut oil in it. Add the dried red chillies, mustard seeds, curry leaves and hing.
· Now pour this tempering on the Menaskayi.
· Serve it with hot steaming rice, pickle and papad.