Monday, September 24, 2007

Pineapple Gojju

Pineapple gojju: (its a typical kannadiga recipe-I tried this last weekend and all my friends loved it)

Ingredients:
1 small pineapple, peeled and cut into small pieces-boiled in water with sugar and cooled
1 tsp. tamarind juice
1 tbsp. jaggery
1 long spring curry leaves
2 tbsp. oil
1/2 tsp. mustard seeds
1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
Salt to taste

Masala:
1/2 cup grated, coconut
4-6 red chillies
1 tbsp. bengal gram (Channa daal)
1 tsp. black gram (Urad daal)
1 tsp. cumin seeds (Jeera)
1/2 tsp. fenugreek seeds (Methi)
1 tsp. sesame seeds (Yellu in Kannada)
1/2 tsp. asafoetida (Hing)
1 tsp. oil

Preparation:
Heat the oil in a pan fry all masala ingredients (except the coconut) until lightly browned. Grind the fried masala with coconut and little water to a fine paste. Heat the oil in a sauce pan, add mustard seeds, when it pops add cooked pineapple, turmeric, curry leaves and fry for 5-8 minutes. Add salt, tamarind juice, jaggery, ground paste. Bring it to boil. Simmer for 10-15 minutes until the gojju thickens.

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