Apple Pulisseri

We are back after a long break. This time we will not disappoint and keep updating regularly. Pulisseri is a traditional dish in kerala cuisine. Its made with curd, coconut paste and generally with veggies like raw and sweet mango, kerala cucumber or white pumpkin. One of my very good friend brought a twist to this traditional recipe by adding Granny Smith Apples(Green Apples).I was a little wary as to how it would taste but to my surprise it was delish 😋. It had a mix of sweet,sour and spicy tastes. My little one loves this 😊 Do give it a try and let me know how it was!!

Ingredients:

Servings : 4

Green Apples - 2 medium sized

Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp

Water - 1 cup

To be ground to a paste:

Coconut - 1/2 cup

Green chillies - 3 medium spicy

Jeera - 1 tsp

Yogurt - 1 cup

For seasoning:

Coconut oil - 1tsp

Mustard Seeds - 1tsp

Jeera - 1tsp

Red Chillies - 2 broken

Curry Leaves - 1 sprig

Method:

• Wash and peel the apples and dice them into medium sized cubes.
• Boil the pieces in 1 cup of water with turmeric powder and salt for 5 minutes.
• Grind coconut, green chillies, jeera, yogurt to a fine paste.
• Add this paste to the boiled apples.
• Keep on low fire. Once it becomes warm,switch off and remove from fire.
• Heat coconut oil, add mustard seeds, once it crackles, add the jeera, broken red chillies and curryleaves.
• Season the apple gravy with the above.
• Give it a quick stir, check for salt.
• Yummy apple pulisseri is ready to be served .

Note:

• Do not boil apples for more than 5 minutes else it will get mushy and break.
• Do not boil the apple gravy after adding the yogurt paste. It will curdle.
• Do not use any other variety of apples.

HAPPY COOKING!!