Spicy Tangy Pineapple Menaskai Recipe

Menaskai is a very popular dish from Mangalore. It is normally made with pineapple or ripe mango.This dish is very unique, its tangy, spicy and sweet in taste. In Mangalore it is served in all functions like pooja, wedding, etc. It is served as a side dish.

It's a mouth watering dish and I am sure you will lick your fingers once you taste it. Kids will love this dish.

Ingredients

Pineapple - 1/2
Jaggery - 1 Cup
Red Chili - 8
White Sesame - 1 Tsp
Split Black Lentils Or Urad Dal - 1 Tsp
Coriander Seeds - 2 Tsp
Cumin Seeds - 1/2 Tsp
Fenugreek Seeds - 1/2 Tsp
Black Pepper - 8
Tamarind - Lemon Size
Salt As Per Taste

For Tempering

Red Chili - 1
Curry Leaves - 5
Mustard Seeds - 1/2 Tsp
Oil - 1 Tbsp

Instructions

First chop pineapple in a medium size or small size and keep aside. Soak tamarind in water and extract juice from it. Now roast red chili, white sesame, split black lentils, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds and black pepper separately by adding 1 drop of oil. Once roasted let it cool down and then grind them altogether into a fine powder. Keep this masala powder aside.

Now in a pan boil chopped pineapple, tamarind juice and jaggery with 2 cups of water. Cook till pineapple is soft on slow flame. Once pineapple is cooked and jaggery is melted add the grinded masala to it and mix well. Now add salt. Cook for 10 min more and switch off the stove.

Now in a pan or ladle heat oil. Add mustard seeds, 1 red chili (broke into 2 or 3 pieces) and curry leaves.
Let the mustard seed splutter. Now pour it to curry. Cover the lid.

Your Pineapple Menaskai is ready to serve.

Serve Pineapple Menaskai as a side dish with rice.

Note:

• If Pineapple is very sour, you can reduce the tamarind quantity.
• Jaggery quantity depends on your preference.

Categories: Recipes, Vegetable Curry