Pineapple salad

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Complete Indian Regional Cookbook: 300 Classic Recipes from the Great Regions of India

By Mridula Baljekar

Published 2017

  • About

Golden pineapple cubes coated with coconut and yogurt and tempered with mustard, chilli and curry leaves make a delightful side dish. Although usually served as an accompaniment, Pachadi can be enjoyed as a wonderfully fragrant main dish when served with some boiled rice.

Ingredients

  • 1 small pineapple
  • 2.5 ml/½ tsp ground turmeric
  • 5

Method

  1. Remove the base from the pineapple, then stand it on its end and slice down the skin to remove it. Remove the eyes and cut the flesh into quarters. Remove the central core, then cut the flesh into 1cm/½in wedges.

  2. Put the pineapple into a pan with the turmeric, salt and sugar. Add 400