Kitchen Chronicles - Pineapple Rasam

Toor Dal - should be cooked and smashed
Tomatoes - finely chopped

Ingredient
Toor Dal
Pineapple
Ginger
Green chillies
Mustard seeds
Tomatoes
Curry leaves
Turmeric Powder
Jeera
Urad Dal
Asafoetida 

Qty (Large)
5 Kgs
15 nos
250 gms
200 gms
100 gms
5 kgs
1 bundle
50 gms
100 gms
100 gms
20 gms

Qty (Four)
100 gms
1 no
1 medium pc
5 nos
5 gms
2 nos
1 stake
3 gms
5 gms
5 gms
3 gms

Clean and remove the total skin of the pineapple. Chop 1/2 portion finely and other 1/2 grind with ginger, green chilli and keep aside.

Keep cooking vessel on the stove , heat oil, add mustard, urad dal, jeera, red chillies, and curry leaves. Add asafoetida and turmeric powder as well. Add chopped tomatoes, roast continuously till oil floats on top. Add Pineapple, green chilli, ginger paste (made earlier and kept aside). Continue roasting, add boiled and smashed toor dal. Add chopped pineapple roast. Add hot water and cook some more time till chopped pineapple is cooked fully. Switch off the stove, add chopped green coriander and cover with lid.

Hareendran A K
Dining Hall Manager