Pineapple and Chickpea Salad

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Curry Lovers Cookbook: From Keralan Fish Curry to Koftas in Cinnamon Masala

By Roopa Gulati

Published 2007

  • About

A salad crammed with tropical, sun-kissed ingredients: crackling curry leaves, fiery chillies, and toasted mustard seeds send out an enticing aroma as they sizzle in the pan. Ring the changes and add these fried spices to a regular French dressing next time you make a salad — it’s that simple.

Ingredients

  • 30 ml (2 tbsp) vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a large pan and toss in the mustard seeds, chilli flakes, and curry leaves. After a few seconds, add the cracked peppercorns and fry, stirring, over a medium heat for about 30 seconds.
  2. Stir in the pineapple pieces and add the chickpeas. Remove the pan from the heat and transfer everything to a bowl.
  3. Sprinkle over the coconut and add th