Pineapple Rasam

Unique & tasty Rasam with dominant flavor of Pineapple!

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Pineapple Rasam

Course: Rasam

Cuisine: Indian, South Indian, Tamilnadu

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 people

Calories: 70kcal

Author: Sowmya Venkatachalam

Pineapple Rasam is a special variety of rasam. The pineapple adds distinct flavour and taste. You can serve this as a soup in a bowl or serve with white rice and pappad.

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Ingredients

• ▢ 2 tbsp Toor Dal (Pigeon pea)
• ▢ 6 Pineapple Rings
• ▢ 1 tsp Rasam Powder
• ▢ 3 Tomato
• ▢ Few Curry Leaves
• ▢ Coriander Leaves For Garnishing
• ▢ 1 tsp Salt As Needed

For Grinding

• ▢ 1 tsp Peppercorns
• ▢ 1 tsp Cumin Seeds

For Tempering

• ▢ 1 tbsp Ghee (Clarified butter)
• ▢ 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
• ▢ 2 Red Chili
• ▢ 1/4 tsp Asafoetida (Asafetida / Hing)

Instructions 

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  Pressure cook the thurdal and smash it nicely and keep it aside. Take the pepper and cumin seeds in a mixer
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  Grind the pepper and cumin seeds to a coarse powder
  
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  Take 3 pine apple rings separately. If you have the whole pineapple, peel the skin and cut the pineapple into circles
  
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  Chop the pineapple to bigger pieces and add it to the mixer
  
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  Grind the pineapple pieces to a nice paste
  
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  Take 1 tomato and nicely mash it. Or you can even give a pulse in the mixer to make a puree
  
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  To the tomato puree, add 1 cup of water, salt, turmeric and 1/2 quantity of ground coarse pepper-cumin powder, ground pineapple paste and rasam powder and allow the tomato puree to cook well
  
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  Meanwhile, finely chop the rest of pineapple pieces and tomatoes and keep it ready
  
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  In a separate pan, add ghee and add mustard seeds when the ghee is hot, when the mustard seeds starts to sputter, add broken red chilli, hing, rest of the ground pepper-cumin powder and curry leaves and saute it for 20 seconds
  
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  Add the chopped pineapple and tomato pieces and saute it for 2 minutes in a medium flame
  
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  Add the seasoned ingredients along with sauted pineapple and tomato pieces to the boiling tomato puree
  
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  Add the mashed dal and mix well.
  
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  Add 2 cups of water and keep the flame in medium till we get a froth. Finally garnish with coriander leaves and remove from flame
  
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  The delicious and spicy pineapple rasam is ready to serve.
  

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Notes

1. Pineapple we use for this should be tangy as we are not using tamarind
2. If you like, you can use 2-3 cloves of garlic
3. Adjust the spice as per your need

Nutritional Info

Nutrition Facts

Pineapple Rasam

Amount Per Serving (1 Cup)

Calories 70 Calories from Fat 9

% Daily Value*

Fat 1g2%

Carbohydrates 13g4%

Protein 2g4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Method:

• Pressure cook the thurdal and smash it nicely and keep it aside. Take the pepper and cumin seeds in a mixer

• Grind the pepper and cumin seeds to a coarse powder

• Take 3 pine apple rings separately. If you have the whole pineapple, peel the skin and cut the pineapple into circles

• Chop the pineapple to bigger pieces and add it to the mixer

• Grind the pineapple pieces to a nice paste

• Take 1 tomato and nicely smash it. Or you can even give a pulse in the mixer to make a puree

• To the tomato puree, add 1 cup of water, turmeric and 1/2 quantity of ground coarse pepper-cumin powder, ground pineapple paste and rasam powder and allow the tomato puree to cook well

• Meanwhile, finely chop the rest of pineapple pieces and tomatoes and keep it ready

• In a separate pan, add ghee and add mustard seeds when the ghee is hot, when the mustard seeds starts to sputter, add broken red chilli, hing, rest of the ground pepper-cumin powder and curry leaves and saute it for 20 seconds

• Then add the chopped pineapple and tomato pieces and saute it for 2 minutes in a medium flame

• Time to add the tempered ingredients along with sauted pineapple and tomato pieces to the boiling tomato puree

• Finally pour the mashed dal and mix well.

• Adjust the consistency by adding 2 cups of water and keep the flame in medium till we get a froth. Finally garnish with coriander leaves and remove from flame

• The delicious and spicy pineapple rasam is ready to serve.

Pineapple Rasam

Sowmya Venkatachalam

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