Pineapple rasam recipe | Pineapple paruppu rasam (2024)

Pineapple rasam is a popular rasam or South Indian soup variety tasting mild sweet and sour with the right amount of spice and flavor. Today I made this Pineapple rasam with added dal(paruppu).

Pineapple is a versatile tropical fruit available all over the world that can be eaten fresh as well as cooked. There are various delicious foods prepared with Pineapple and a few of them are grilled Pineapple, Pineapple kesari, Pineapple rasam, Pineapple cake, Pineapple juice, Pineapple soup, Pineapple pulao, etc.

Pineapple rasam – ingredients and variations

Pineapple – Use well ripe fruit to get the natural mild sweetness that enhances the taste of the rasam. Along with pureed pineapple, few cubed pieces in rasam make it delicious.

Tomato – Tomatoes give the perfect balance of sourness.

Cooked dal – Mashed toor dal. If you don’t like to add cooked dal just skip it. Without dal, the rasam tastes more like SouthIndian sweet and sour tomato pineapple soup.

Spices – Crushed Garlic, peppercorns and cumin seeds. A few split dry red chillies while tempering.

Few tips on making tasty rasam:

• Never boil rasam beyond the frothing point. Overcooked rasam doesn’t taste good.
• Add atleast one souring agent like tamarind, tomato or lemon. If using lemon, add towards the end.
• Freshly crushed rasam masala(garlic, pepper & cumin) always tastes better than readymade stored rasam powder.
• A small amount of cooked dal gives a rich taste.

Health benefits of Pineapple:

• It’s a tropical fruit that’s rich in Vitamin C and antioxidants. Vitamin C is important in iron absorption, skin health, hair health and many more.
• The rich antioxidants in pineapple have anti-cancerous properties.
• Also, pineapple has anti-inflammatory properties that are important in heart health, Alzheimer’s cure and common cold and flu.
• Pineapple improves digestion and helps in healing wounds quickly.

Info source: https://www.everydayhealth.com/diet-nutrition/8-reasons-eat-pineapple/

Preparation:

• Clean and peel the outer skin of pineapple. Choose aptly ripen pineapple to make the rasam.
• Remove the thick fibers and core hard part of the pineapple and chop into small pieces. We need approximately two cups of pineapple.
• Grind 2 small tomatoes and a cup of pineapple into a coarse paste. Set aside.

• Also crush or pulse 4 garlic cloves with 2tsp of cumin seeds and 2tsp of peppercorns. Set aside.

• Cook and mash toor dal. We need 2tbsp of cooked toor dal. Keep all ingredients ready.

Recipe for pineapple paruppu rasam:

• Heat a tsp of ghee in a pan and add a tsp of mustard seeds, 4 split red chillies and a few fresh curry leaves. Let the mustard seeds pop and splutter. Be careful here with hot oil.

• Add a 1/4 tsp of asafoetida and the next cup of pineapple. Saute well for a minute until pineapple becomes soft.

• Next add tomato pineapple blend with a cup of water. Let this mix cook well for atleast 5mins to remove the raw flavor of tomatoes.

• Add quarter tsp of turmeric powder and 1.5tsp of salt.
• Adjust the consistency of the rasam by adding 2 cups of water.
• Let the pineapple rasam come to a boiling consistency add 2tbsp of cooked toor dal. Also add the garlic pepper crush.

• Mix well and switch off the pineapple rasam when it is frothing. Sprinkle some coriander leaves for extra flavor.

• Serve pineapple dal rasam with hot rice or as a soup.

Tips:

1. Use ripe pineapple to get a nice sweet and sour tasty rasam.
2. Cooked toor dal gives a good balance to the sourness. You can omit dal and make it as plain tomato pineapple rasam.

Tags

annasipazha rasam fruit soup Pineapple dal rasam Pineapple paruppu rasam Pineapple rasam Pineapple soup Rasam varieties tomato rasam with Pineapple

One Comment

1. desicart

   September 6, 2021 at 11:37 am

   
   What a fabulous recipe! So easy and tasty! I’ll definitely be making this one again!

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