Pineapple gojju recipe | pineapple sasive | Ananas menaskai sasive

Udipi style Pineapple Gojju/Sasive Recipe

Pineapple sasive recipe | pineapple gojju recipe | pineapple menaskai recipe | pineapple curry with detailed step by step photos. 

Pineapple gojju is a traditional Karnataka side dish recipe. It is a sweet and tangy sauce/gravy/chutney made from pineapple, ground coconut, jaggery, and other roasted Indian spices.

This coconut gravy is a base for most of the gojju recipes and a variety of vegetables like raw mango, cucumber, okra, tomatoes, onions, brinjal, capsicum/bell pepper, and fruits like mangoes, grapes, pineapple are added to the gravy.

This pineapple gojju goes well with hot steamed rice, idly, dosa, uthappam, pundi Gatti/kadubu, and Indian flatbreads like roti and chapati, etc.  

Pineapple is a tropical fruit that is loaded with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, etc. This fruit is available year-round in California. Pineapple is a versatile fruit, a lot of recipes can be prepared using this fruit.

In Indian cuisine, pineapple is used in milkshakes, rasam, side dishes like gojju, Kesari bath, fruit salads, and ice creams.

Pineapple sasive is a sweet and sour delicacy typically served at weddings and festivals. It is also called "Ananas menaskai or menasinakayi sasive" in Udupi and Mangalore region.

Ananas means pineapple, menasinakayi means chili and sasive means mustard in Kannada. Gojju is pronounced as "gujju" in English. In Banglore and Mysore region, it is called "Pineapple Gojju".

Pineapple menaskai recipe calls for fresh coconut, jaggery, bydagi red chilis, sesame seeds, urad dal, channa dal, pineapple as main ingredients. Jaggery is added to give a sweet and sour flavor to this recipe.

Bydagi red chili is one of the red chili variety available in Karnataka. It gives a beautiful deep reddish hue to the pineapple gojju. But here I have used a normal red chili variety. You can use Kashmiri red chili as well.

This spicy, sweet and tangy pineapple gojju is a no onion and no garlic recipe, so it is a perfect side dish for the festival season. Also, it is a mandatory dish served on a green banana leaf during weddings and special occasions in the northern part of Karnataka. 

Further, it is a vegan recipe as there are no dairy ingredients involved in this recipe.

Ananas menaskai sasive is delicious with hot steamed rice, vegetable pulao, roti, chapati, puri, etc. My ammama(grandmother) makes raw mango gojju often at home, especially in the summer. The gravy ingredients remain the same and she just replaces the fruits and veggies as per the season. I will soon try to post my favorite mango gojju.

Check out my rasam recipes - Pineapple Rasam | South Indian Dal Rasam | Lemon Rasam 

Pineapple is one of my favorite fruit and I would often buy from the farmers market, Ralphs, and Whole Foods. I prefer to buy pre-cut pineapple in bulk and prepare a variety of recipes including pineapple rasam, pineapple Kesari, pineapple juice, etc. For this recipe, you can either use fresh or frozen pineapples too.

Check out my Karnataka recipes - Bele saaru recipe | Southekayi hasi gojju 

Kosambari recipes which include cucumber moong dal salad | carrot moong dal salad | 

vegetable moong dal salad 

Pineapple in other languages:

Ananas in Kannada, Annachi palam in Tamil, Anasa pandu in Telugu, Anaanaas in Hindi, Kaitaccakka in Malayalam, Anenasa in Gujarati, Ananasa in Marathi.

Recipe: Pineapple gojju | Ananas menaskai Sasive | pineapple menaskai.  

Serves: 4

Cuisine: Indian 

Region: Karnataka

Course - Side dish

Cook time: 25 min | Prep time: 5 min | Total time: 30 min

Diet: Vegetarian & Vegan 

Author: Pavithra

Ingredients:

Pineapple/ananas - 1 cup/30 piece
Water - 1 cup
Jaggery - 1/4 cup
Tamarind extract - 3 tbsp
Salt - 1.5 tsp / As per taste

To Roast and Grind:

Oil - 1 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 2 tbsp
Channa dal - 1 tsp
Red chili - 3
Shredded coconut - 1/2 cup
Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
Water - 1/4 cup

To Temper:

Oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - 1 sprig
Hing - 2 pinch
Red chili - 1

How to make pineapple gojju:

1. Pour 1 cup of water, pineapple chunks, and 1/4 cup of jaggery in a pan. Keep the flame on medium.

2. Let the water boil and melt jaggery. Cook pineapple until it turns soft. Keep the lid on.

3. Meanwhile, take a pan and dry roast sesame seeds until it turns aromatic and keep it aside.

4. In the same pan, pour 1 tsp oil, add mustard seeds, urad dal, channa dal, and red chili.

5. Roast them on a medium flame until it turns aromatic and changes to the brown color.

6. Take a blender jar and put shredded coconut, roasted ingredients, chili, turmeric, and water.

7. Grind onto a smooth paste. Keep it aside.

8. Now, add the tamarind extract and cook until the raw smell leaves off.

9. Now add the coconut paste.

10. Mix well and pour water as per the required consistency. Add salt.

11. Let it cook for 10 mins on a medium flame and stir occasionally.

12. Now prepare the seasoning. Take a small pan. Pour oil, add mustard seeds and let it crackle, add curry leaves, red chili, and hing. Switch off the flame.

13. Pour the seasoning over the gojju and mix it nicely.

14. Pineapple gojju is ready to be served with rice, roti, idly, dosa, etc.

Tips to get a perfect pineapple gojju:

1. Choose a ripe and juicy pineapple for this recipe.

2. Reduce the tamarind quantity if the pineapple is sour and tangy, also add more jaggery to balance the flavor.

3. Reduce the water quantity if you want a thick consistency, and add more water if you like it thin.

How to make pineapple gojju with step by step procedure and pictures:

1. Pour 1 cup of water, pineapple chunks, and 1/4 cup of jaggery in a pan. Keep the flame on medium.

2. Let the water boil and melt jaggery. Cook pineapple until it turns soft on a medium flame. Keep the lid on.

3. Meanwhile, take a pan and dry roast sesame seeds until it turns aromatic and keep it aside.

4. In the same pan, pour 1 tsp oil, add mustard seeds, urad dal, channa dal, and red chili.

5. Roast them on a medium flame until it turns aromatic and changes to the brown color.

6. Take a blender jar and put shredded coconut, roasted sesame, and other ingredients, chili, turmeric, and water.

7. Grind onto a smooth paste. Keep it aside.

8. Now, add the tamarind extract and cook until the raw smell leaves off.

9. Now add the coconut masala paste.

10. Mix well and pour 1/4 cup water or as per your required consistency. Add required salt.

11. Let it cook for 10 mins on a medium flame and stir occasionally.

12. Now prepare the seasoning. Take a small pan. Pour oil, add mustard seeds and let it crackle, add curry leaves, red chili, and hing. Switch off the flame.

13. Pour the seasoning over the gojju and mix it nicely.

14. Pineapple gojju | pineapple menaskai gojju is ready to be served with rice, roti, idly, dosa, etc.

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*Pineapple health benefits:

• This healthy tropical fruit packed with nutrients, antioxidants, and other helpful compounds such as enzymes that can fight inflammation and disease.
• It is high in Vitamin C and also has vitamins A, B6, E, and K.
• It has calcium, folate, Iron, Potassium, Zinc, etc.
• It helps in weight reduction.
• Good for digestion.
• It strengthens bones.
• It boosts your metabolism.
• Gives energy.
• It lowers the risk of cancer.

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*Coconut health benefits:

• Coconut is packed with nutrients, vitamins, and minerals.
• Rich in fiber.
• It contains healthy fats and a great source of protein.
• It promotes weight loss.
• Good for skin and hair.
• Excellent source of minerals such as magnesium, potassium, iron, copper.
• It contains zinc and selenium which are required to maintain thyroid levels.
• It is a great moisturizer for the skin and protects from the sun. 

Milkshake recipes include - Strawberry milkshake | Dryfruits milkshake | Carrot Milkshake

*Jaggery health benefits:

• Jaggery purifies the blood.
• Jaggery is rich in Iron.
• It prevents anemia.
• It strengthens immunity.
• It provides instant energy.
• Jaggery helps with digestion.
• It detoxifies the liver.
• It cures constipation.
• It helps to remove toxins from the body.
• It helps in weight loss.
• It nourishes the skin.

(*taken from Google and Wikipedia).

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Ananas Sasive | Pineapple menaskai gojju calories:

Serving size - 1/2 cup.

Total calories - 200

Carbs - 27 grams
Fat -11grams
Protein - 1 gram

Please refer to this link for a detailed calorie chart.

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