Pineapple Rasam
Last Friday I had gone to Sowmya / Vidya’s [ http://blogwithadifference.blogspot.com/ ] place for a swim and dinner with my daughter [I thought it was a girls only swim until I spotted dear Swami and his wife, then missed hubby]. Technically, it was just for a swim, but since I was there, they decided to feed me, nothing unusual for us.
Vidya had made this AWESOME pineapple rasam I tasted for the first time in my life, and I was immediately a die-hard fan of her cooking. I took the recipe from her. Also found one from Singing Chef [ http://chefatwork.blogspot.com/2008/01/pineapple-rasam.html ] and another from Jugalbandi [http://jugalbandi.info/2007/03/pineapple-rasam/].
I liked Vidya’s the best since it was easier with fewer ingredients, obviously I am the lazy kind.
Here is the picture of the Ingredients:
1 Pineapple
2 tbsp Masoor dal boiled with 5 cups of water and trumeric (any lentils will do)
1 Tomato
1 sprig of curry leaves
2 tsp of Rasam powder
2 Green chillies
1 tsp Pepper powder
oil, mustard, and urad dal to tamper.
Salt too.
Cut 1/3 rd of the fruit into slices, V and Singing Chef used chunks, since I am pretty jobless, slices will do.
Puree the 2/3rd. (Couldn’t take more pictures step-by-step, was on phone with another bud).
In a pot, tamper urad dal, mustard, curry leaves, chillies, and tomato in oil, in that order.
Add rasam powder, pepper, and salt.
Add boiled lentils with water.
Add Pineapple puree.
Allow to boil.
Add slices of Pineapple.
Add Ghee. [Optional]
Serve hot.
My entry to my muse’s event http://chefatwork.blogspot.com/2008/05/macaroni-salad-and-anouncing-mbp-may.html
Man, the pictures are lovely man. I suddenly feel hungry just looking at these pictures!
Comment by Vidya — May 18, 2008 @ 4:21 pm
Coming from the teacher to the student, it is great, THANKS dudette!
Comment by Revathi — May 18, 2008 @ 4:24 pm