Pineapple pulissery | Kerala Onam Sadya Recipe (2024)

Nov 20, 2022 · Modified: Apr 13, 2023 by Priya_Srinivasan ·

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Pineapple pulissery, a traditional kerala sadya dish. Soft cooked pineapple topped with coconut green chili paste and sour yogurt. Pineapple pulissery pairs well with steaming hot rice and papadam.

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Story behind the Pineapple Recipe

When i decided to make an Onam sadya dish, i was presented with so many varieties. Most of the recipes, resembled to omaka pachadi. The same masala, the tadka included shallots and some used shallots in grinding the masala. That put me in a great confusion.

Finally i came across Kothiyavanu, she mentions that pulissery is made with seasonal fruits. Like nenthram pazham, pineapple, mambazham/mangoes and Moru curry is made using vegetables.

I called some my Malayali friends in the apartment to confirm what i read. Finally after hearing and reading, I settled to make pineapple pulissery. I m happy that i tried this recipe.

Initially though i was little skeptical to use a sweet fruit into yogurt based gravy. Now after trying breadfruit chutney and jackfruit dosa, i shouldn't be thinking here, what say?

Sweet pineapple cooked with turmeric and then with coconut-green chili paste. With a tempering of coconut oil and fried shallots, that's a simple description of this wonderful dish. It makes a yumm combo with hot rice.

Now i m able to understand the pride attached withSadya Menu, truly rich and royal, feast fit for the kings!!

Onam Sadya Dishes

Semiya Payasam | Vermicelli Kheer | Without Condensed Milk
Kootu curry | Kootu Kari | Onam Sadya Dish
Beetroot Raita
Sharkara Payasam/Nei Payasam/Aravanai Payasam - Temple Prasadam

Other yogurt based gravies

The Ingredients

Pineapple, the star ingredient of the recipe. It is better to use fresh pineapple, tinned/canned ones soaked in syrup will not work well.
Coconut, i have used freshly grated and frozen coconut for this recipe
Curd/Buttermilk, use sour curd for the recipe. The sour curd pairs well with slightly sweet and tangy pineapples.
Spices, green chilies, ginger and cumin seeds are the spices used to flavor the curry.
Tempering, the most important part of the dish. A combination of mustard, fenugreek with chilies and shallots are tempered in coconut oil and poured over the curry.

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How to make pineapple pulissery

Please check recipe card below for exact measurements of each ingredient used and also for the detailed instructions

Chop the pineapple into chunks. Cook them in water with turmeric and salt.
While the pineapple is cooking, grind coconut, green chilies, cumin seeds into a paste. Add this paste to sour curd and mix well.
When the pineapples are soft, add this coconut masala curd to it and mix well.
Let it sit on the stove for 5 more minutes, then remove. Do not allow it to boil, the curry will curdle.
Heat a tadka pan with oil. Splutter mustad seeds, add red chillies, fenugreek and curry leaves and finely chopped shallots.
When the shallots turn golden brown, add this sizzling tadka over the curry. Enjoy the sweet and sour curry with steaming hot rice.

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Recipe Card for Pineapple Pulissery

Pineapple Pulissery | Kerala Onam Sadya Recipe

Pineapple pulissery, a traditional kerala sadya dish. Soft cooked pineapple topped with coconut green chili paste and sour yogurt. Pineapple pulissery pairs well with steaming hot rice and papadam

5 from 31 votes

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Course: Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine: Indian, Kerala cuisine

Keyword: Onam sadya recipe, pineapple curry, Pineapple recipe, Pulissery recipe, Rice accompaniment recipe

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes minutes

Servings: 4

Calories:

Equipment

Blender/mixie to grind the masala

Ingredients

1 cup chopped pineapple chunks 5 rings of pineapple
¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
1 cup sour curd

To grind

½ cup freshly grated coconut
2 nos green chilies
1 inch ginger
½ teaspoon cumin seeds
enough water to grind the ingredients

Tempering

1 tablespoon coconut oil
¼ teaspoon mustard seeds
2 nos shallots thinly sliced
⅛ teaspoon hing/asafoetida
¼ teaspoon fenugreek seeds
2-3 nos red chilies
a sprig of curry leaf

Instructions

I have used 5 rings of pineapple. Chop them into chunks. Take chopped pineapple chunks in a sauce pan, add ¼ cup of water, turmeric and salt and cook the pineapple chunks.
It will take around 10-12 minutes for the chunks to cook. While it is cooking, take the ingredients under 'to grind' and make it a fine paste. Mix the ground paste with buttermilk/sour curd.
Now once the pineapple is soft, pour the buttermilk/curd mixed spice paste. Mix well and let it be on stove for just 5 minutes. Remove the pulissery from the stove. Do not allow to boil, the curry will split/curdle.
Heat oil in a small tadka pan, splutter mustard seeds, crackle cumin, add hing, fenugreek seeds, red chilies and curry leaves and chopped shallots, fry for a minute or until the onions turn golden brown, pour this tadka over the pulissery.
Serve it along with rice and enjoy a sweet melody of all flavors.

Disclaimer

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Note :An old post, published in April 2016, updated with new content and pictures.

More Onam Sadya Recipes

Quick/Instant Mango Pickle - Onam Sadya Recipe
Omakka Pachadi/Raw Papaya Pachadi/Raw Papaya Raita - Onam Sadya Recipes
Vegetable Stew/Vegetable Ishtu - Side-dish for Appam/Idiyappam/Palappam
Beetroot Curry/Stir-fry

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MySpicyKitchen
April 19, 2016 at 11:25 pm
Priya, after seeing all the yummy dosa varieties you have posted, I will take this curry to be equally yummy.
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- Jayashree
  November 24, 2022 at 9:34 pm
  
  I have tasted pineapple pulissery in a wedding and it was tasty. Now, good to have the recipe of the same. A versatile dish to serve with idli, dosa or steamed rice.
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Gayathri Kumar
April 20, 2016 at 3:23 am
You are being adventurous this month and looking at the dishes, I should say that all your dishes look perfect. This pulissery with pineapple looks so inviting..
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Suma Gandlur
April 20, 2016 at 3:38 am
I think I would love the flavors of this dish.Sounds yummy.
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Kalyani
April 20, 2016 at 7:06 am
loved the cute tulsi plant in the background !! my sister likes this a lot. will pass on ur link to her....
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Srivalli
April 20, 2016 at 9:52 am
Yes I was about to say the tulsi on the backdrop looks lovely...and pulissery is a real yum dish...I have had mambazha pulissery and enjoyed it much..
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Srividhya
April 20, 2016 at 2:34 pm
Love the setup and especially the tulsi plant. 🙂
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Amara’s cooking
April 20, 2016 at 10:25 pm
Never tasted pineapple in a curry, the dish looks delicious and as everyone already said Tulsi in the background is lovely.
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- Priya Vj
  November 21, 2022 at 5:31 pm
  
  I am yet to try pineapple pulissery even though I love it a lot . Mambazha pulissery is common during the mango season but now I will definitely make pineapple pulissery as I am getting really tasty sweet Pineapples here this time .
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  - Priya_Srinivasan
    November 21, 2022 at 6:09 pm
    Thank you priya! Yes do try, you will definitely like it!
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Harini R
April 21, 2016 at 4:35 pm
Love the pineapple in our cooking. The tulsi plant looks divine in the background.
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Priya Suresh
April 22, 2016 at 9:41 am
I want to make this pulissery rite now, am yet to make this popular pineapple pulissery at home.
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Pavani
April 27, 2016 at 12:40 am
Another interesting Kerala recipe Priya. Never would have thought of using pineapple and yogurt together. But like you said I learnt never say never after this BM.
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Smruti Ashar
April 27, 2016 at 8:41 pm
Such an interesting recipe from Kerela. I loved the plant in the background too!! 🙂
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- Sujata Roy
  November 23, 2022 at 8:54 pm
  
  I love pineapple raita. This dish definitely taste awesome and little different from raita. Looks so inviting. Can't wait to try.
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Sandhya Ramakrishnan
May 04, 2016 at 1:48 am
I love pineapple pulissery and your pictures are so awesome. Is that your tulsi plant in the back?
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cookingwithsapana
May 06, 2016 at 3:55 am
Pineapple pulissery looks comforting the set up and the clicks.
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Chef Mireille
May 10, 2016 at 11:38 pm
this kind of sweet and savory dish is right up my alley - definitely one to try
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Varalakshmi
November 21, 2022 at 5:53 pm

Wow thats a delish curry with pineapple! Perfect with a bowl of rice!
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- Priya_Srinivasan
  November 21, 2022 at 6:07 pm
  Thank you
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Rajalakshmi
November 21, 2022 at 5:55 pm

Love such fruit based spicy gravies! I will definitely try this pineapple pulissery! The photos make it more tempting!
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- Priya_Srinivasan
  November 21, 2022 at 6:07 pm
  Thank you, let me know how you liked it!
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Pushkala Narayan
November 21, 2022 at 5:55 pm

Hey made this pineapple pulissery today, and it came out wonderful. thanks for the recipe
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- Priya_Srinivasan
  November 21, 2022 at 6:08 pm
  Hey thank you for letting me know! glad you liked it!
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Poornima
November 21, 2022 at 5:57 pm

Almost similar to our tamil more kuzhambu. Looks very tempting, i bet it taste delish too. Adding this to my bookmark, will let you know how it turns out!
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- Priya_Srinivasan
  November 21, 2022 at 6:08 pm
  Thank you, yes almost similar.
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Mirlene
November 21, 2022 at 6:31 pm

My daughter loved this recipe. She is not shy when it comes to trying new dishes. Thank you for your great recipe.
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Jess
November 21, 2022 at 6:36 pm

I love curry and I love pineapple so I know I will love this flavor combo!
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Gina Abernathy
November 21, 2022 at 6:51 pm

Nice dish. Pineapple is always well received in our house. I m definitely going to try this.
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Toni
November 21, 2022 at 7:22 pm

This is such a perfect weeknight meal! So comforting and easy to make!
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Jen
November 21, 2022 at 8:08 pm

I really love how flavorful this is!! Thanks so much for the recipe!
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Mina joshi
November 21, 2022 at 8:15 pm

This pulissery with pineapple looks delicious. Its a great dish to have with rice when its wet and cold. Pineapple is a favourite of mine so I will try your recipe soon.
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Shobha Keshwani
November 22, 2022 at 1:25 am

I have tries mango puliserry. The pineapple one also must be equally good. Initially I was reluctant to try fruit curries but they are so good.
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ma
November 22, 2022 at 9:56 pm

As I read the title of the recipe was thinking the same, how will a fruit like pineapple taste with yogurt. However, the clicks say a million words. One more pineapple recipe to bookmark and try out. Love anything with yogurt and pineapple, so this is a sure winner with me.
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Kalyani
November 23, 2022 at 4:37 pm

mambazha pulissery is what I had eaten, but I have a weakness for pineapple in savoury dishes, so definitely trying this out Priya !
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Seema Doraiswamy Sriram
November 24, 2022 at 4:28 am

Now these are the dishes that make me miss Kerala like crazy. This pulisherry with a small portion of matta rice and papadam an I am a happy woman.
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