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| Sweet Pineapple Raita #Recipe |
When I first had pineapple raita for the first time at a restaurant when we were enjoying a holiday in Kumbhalgarh, Rajasthan, I thought it was a strange combination, even though it tasted great. Since then I have spotted this dish in the menus of most restaurants and seems like it is quite popular these days. These days whenever I have leftover canned pineapples at home, I make this raita.
I have learned to make pineapple raita two ways - savoury and sweet. I am sharing the recipe for the sweet version today. I learnt this from my DH's aunt. She puts in a lot of effort in making any raita. She first makes the hung curd and then whisks the curd using water to get the right consistency for raita. She then sieves it through a nylon net to get a creamy yoghurt. After that, she flavours the yoghurt as needed. However, most of the time I take a shortcut - I just whisk my set yoghurt and proceed with the recipe. If you are not crunched for time, you may proceed with the elaborate process.
The recipe for this version of raita is quite similar to shrikhand - it's just that we are adding pineapple here and the yoghurt is thinner than that used in shrikhand. Let's check out the recipe now.
Sweet Pineapple Raita Recipe
Ingredients:
2 cups thick yoghurt
3-4 tbsp sugar, adjust to taste
1/2 tsp powdered cardamom
10 strands of saffron, rubbed in a mini pestle and mortar with a pinch of sugar and a few drops of water
1 cup chopped canned pineapple ( I use Delmonte)
Process:
1. Beat the yoghurt with a whisk to get smooth beaten yoghurt. Alternatively, you can sieve it through a nylon net.
2. Add sugar, cardamom and rubbed saffron to whisk again. Keep it chilled.
3. Right before serving, add the chopped canned pineapple and serve immediately.
4. It tastes best chilled. Enjoy.
Lovely raita , making it with hung curd is a wonderful idea , , also using a net sieve gives it a uniformed texture , it is more creamy . Good pick .
ReplyDeleteI too would think that pineapple and yogurt is a strange combination. But your photos look so tempting that I'm tempted to try the recipe as I love any type of raita.
ReplyDeleteWow! This one sounds amazing.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting raita indeed. Never thought pineapple could be used in this kind of preparation. Looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteLovely raita. I may hang the curds as that is a easy task but sieve it? Must try it will give the raita a lovely texture.
ReplyDeleteAm yet to make raita with pineapple, this raita looks prefect to go with some rotis.
ReplyDeleteWish to have some right now.. beautiful :)
ReplyDeleteI have a pineapple in the fruit bowl. I am so tempted to try this tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteOh I never knew raita can be made as elaborate as this. But efforts always pay. I can imagine how creamy the raita would be. I must give this a try. :)
ReplyDeleteDelicious dessert bowl. Yummm
ReplyDeleteNever tried making sweet raita. This pineapple raita looks amazing.
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