spicy pineapple curry | Sri Lankan, sinhalease style.
A Sri Lankan spicy pineapple curry cooked the Sinhalese way.It’s a curry that can easily be used for a savory side dish for all you lovers of spicy food. The best Sri Lankan Pineapple curry I’ve cooked so far.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 1 whole medium-sized pineapple cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 tsp curry powder
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 and 1/2 teaspoon of chillie powder
- 1/2 tsp roasted curry powder(seubstitute with jaffna curry powder, if you are unable to find roasted curry powder skip this ingredient)
- 3 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp mustard seed
- A sprig of curry leaves(you can also substitute with basil and lime zest as suggested by one reader who tried the recipe)
- 2 tbsp garlic minced
- 2 cardamom pods slightly bruised
- 1 green chillie split(optional for a spicier dish)
- 1 inch piece of cinnamon stick
- 1 large onion sliced fine
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup thick coconut milk
- Salt to season
Instructions
- 1
Add the cubed Pineapple into a large bowl.
- 2
Add curry powder(1 tsp), roasted curry powder(1/2 a tsp), red chilli powder(1 and 1/2 a tsp), turmeric powder(1/2 tsp) and salt(1/2 tsp)to the Pineapple.
- 3
Combine well, and let it marinate for 5 minutes.
- 4
Place a pan over medium-low heat and pour in the oil( 3 tbsps).
- 5
Once the oil is warm, reduce heat to low and add curry leaves(a sprig), mustard seeds(1 tsp).
- 6
Cook until the mustard starts popping. less than 2 minutes.
- 7
Once the mustards start popping, add garlic(2 tbsps garlic minced,4 cloves), cardamom(2), cinnamon stick(1″) and sliced onions(1 large sliced onions sliced), green chillies(1).
- 8
Continue frying the ingredients over low heat for a few minutes.
- 9
Cook for 3 minutes or until onions is translucent.
- 10
Add the marinated pineapple to the pan and cook over low-medium heat for 10-12 minutes.
- 11
As the pineapple changes colour and the natural juice of the Pineapple is reduced, add the sugar(1 tsp, optional if you want the curry to have a sweet element).
- 12
Reduce heat to low, cover and slow simmer the curry for 12-15 minutes.
- 13
If you find that there is no moisture to cook the pineapples and they are still hard then add 1/4 cup of water.
- 14
10 minutes into cooking time, check the taste of the curry.
- 15
Season with salt, sugar and add chilli powder if necessary./
- 16
And pour in the coconut milk(1/2 a cup).
- 17
If you want to have a little gravy then remove the curry once the coconut milk gravy changes.
- 18
If you want a pineapple curry that is dry, then cook until the gravy thickens and coats the pineapple curry, then remove from heat.
- 19
Serve warm with your favourite rice and curry recipe.