Friday, February 5, 2010

Pineapple Pulissery (Pineapple in coconut paste and curd)

Pulissery is a staple in Keralacuisine, and the natives do not need any introduction for this.In fact moru kachiyathu is the sister/brother of this and the only difference is the coconut cumin paste in pulissery.  People often confuse this with "kaalan", but both are different and the recipe for "kaalan" will be posted soon :-)

I make this almost every week, which will last for 3-4 days and my family needs it even if I have some other curry.This is a very simple, healthy and tasty preparation which is comforting too. 

pulissery

Ingredients:

Pineapple (cut in small cubes)-1/2 cup
Greenchilles(slit into 2)-3-4
Turmeric powder-1/2Tsp
Red chilli powder-1/4tsp
Salt-1 1/2tsp
Coconut(grated )-2tbsp
Cumin seeds-1/4tsp
Yogurt/curd(sour)-1 +1/2 cup
Water-1cup

For seasoning:

Coconut oil-1Tbsp
Mustard seeds-1/2 tsp
Fenugreek seeds-1/2tsp
Red chillies-3-4
Curry leaves-1sprig

Method:

1.Cook the pineapple cubes in enough water to immerse them completely after adding turmeric,green chillies,red chilli powder and salt.Cook for 15-20 minutes.(Pineapple needs 5 more minutes)
2.Grind the coconut and cumin seeds together to a fine paste.
3.Mix this paste in the cooked pineapple mix and cook covered for another 3-4 minutes.
4.Meanwhile blend the curd or yogurt using a whisk or hand mixer.
5.Add this into the mixture slowly while stirring with one hand.Adjust the consistency using water.
6.Stir continuously,and when you see the steam starts coming switch off the heat and pour into the serving dish.(This shouldn't take more than 3-4 minutes.If you keep longer it will get curdled)
7.Heat oil in a pan and do the seasoning.(when mustard seeds splutter, add fenugreek seeds, wait for that to splutter and reduce the heat, add red chillies and curry leaves)
8.Pour this seasoning over the pulissery and serve with Rice.

pulissery

Notes:
1. You could use ripe mango,wintermelon, nendrappazham (Kerala plantain) etc instead of pineapple to make pulissery.
2.If you are using buttermilk ,don't add any extra water.
3.When you add water to adjust the consistency, keep in mind that, later it gets more thickened, by the cumin you have added, and water should be a little bit on the higher side.
4. The camera/lighting didn't do the justice and I got a lighter color in the picture. In fact it is more yellowish :D

We are happy to send this to Priya's CWS-Fenugreek seeds event which is hosted by SE. We would like to thank you both for this exciting event :-) Click on the link to know more about this event !


Contributor: Namitha

55 comments:

  1. oh this looks great love Kerala food so much

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  2. That looks soo mouthwatering..my grandma used to make it this way...lovely click as usual.

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  3. hey..thanks for sending this to the event !! looks delicious

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  4. Umm...my fav pulissery after mango...Yum yummmm

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  5. Oh this looks really tempting!!!! have a great weekend!

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  6. I would probably take this as a custard pudding if you didn't say it's a staple.

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  7. it is so different to me..
    i love the combinaton of pineapple & coconut in ice creams..
    i have to try this one soon

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  8. The gravy looks so rich and creamy...pineapple must have added even more flavor to the dish :)

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  9. That is one delicious curry. It looks a lot like pudding.

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  10. wow that's a lovely cuisine!!!!

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  11. A staple at kerala but my place is so close and that I travel so much to the state that I love the food and its specialities... I cant stop drooling though!!! Nice pic!!!

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  12. Such a delicious pulissery, looks fantastic..

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  13. Looks superb. So creamy and rich and I just love pineapples.

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  14. My all time favourite!!! I make it the same way but with tinned pineapples...tastes better with fresh of course...

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  15. Pineapple pulissery- I imagine this tropical fruit in curry form, perfect dish for steamed rice!

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  16. My friend's mother who is from Kerela will be very happy when I try making this for her the next time I see her. Thanks for the recipe!

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  17. Wonderful picture!!.. and certainly tempting dish with pineapple!!

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  18. Ohh I'm drooling here with the click..feeling hungry even after finished my dinner..looks great and appetizing:)

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  19. Wow! Picture looks awesome! I'm sure it tastes way too much delicious!

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  20. Looks superb, the photos speak for the dish.

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  21. Gravy looks mild and yummy..very nice click too

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  22. looks delicious...awesome clicks dear..

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  23. wow greAT click .new recipe.looks similar to our morkulambhu

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  24. I make this a lot too... my family's favorite as well..

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  25. without this pulissery sadya is incomplete..

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  26. waiting for the kalan recipe.
    Pinapple pulishery looks good. I have it often in the mariages in Cochin. All royal marriages... :)

    I am living in tripunithura and here we have a lot of temples, marriages and royal people, so a lot of sadyas...

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  27. looks great and lovely clicks, as usual... :)

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  28. Looks super and yummy... Nice pic!!!...

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  29. This is totally new to me....nice way to use fruits in cooking...thanks for sharing....

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  30. Dear lord, this looks SO good! I can actually imagine the taste- Wow! Beautiful!

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  31. Excellent savory dish with pineapples :D

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  32. 'Pulissery', though the name sounds familiar to me..never tried or tasted it before! Looking at your Puli-o-graph, can't wait to hit the groceries for pineapple. Will let you know how I liked it!

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  33. Nice curry, something very new to me! Nice clicks as well :)

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  34. wow namitha very intersting recipe, luks yummm...vl surely try it...thnx for sharing

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  35. Very innovative using fruit in curries.At first I thought it was pineapple raita but readiing the recipe I realised that it is indeed a curry.Very interesting.

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  36. Have some awards waiting for you at my blog... Please accept those..

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  37. nom nom nom..looks great..my mom makes this with mango..but pineapple sounds just as good.

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  38. This looks so creamy and delicious. I am allergic to pineapple (even though I absolutely adore it) but wonder if I could substitute mango...

    I can certainly see why your family craves it every week!

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  39. Oh my goodness this looks delicious~ I have stored it in my favorites.

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  40. Absolutely adorable and comforting :) I have all the ingreds..shall prepare it tomorrow :)
    Thanks dear
    TC

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  41. Have pineapple fruitty taste....I like!

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  42. Never cooked pine apple..It looks really tempting

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  43. I love pineapple patchadi.. i m sure pulichery wud have rocked....
    Coming here after my break.. hope all is well at ur end..

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  44. lovely pineapple gravey...looks great and mouthwatering..:))

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  45. Gorgeous and fantastic. I want to taste this right now. Right now!

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  46. Wow! This looks and sounds really good. It reminds me of pineapple curry my mom used to make for me, Mmm, Mmm!!!

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  47. hi Namitha,
    I prepared the pulissery and it was a super hit! thanks for the wonderful recipe :)
    tc

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  48. Dear Namitha,
    I tried you recipe as an additional side dish for chapathi. And we loved it a lot! Would definitely make it more often. Thanks for sharing.

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