My favorite food magazine is Saveur. The variety of cuisines, the photographs and the stories take me across the globe and make me want to try new flavors. here is a wonderful recipe.
I serve this raita with any biryani. The sweetness from the pineapple and the cooling effect of the yogurt are perfect to balance the spices in the biryani.
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Yield: makes 2 cups.
Ingredients
1 1⁄2 tbsp. desiccated coconut
1 tsp. cumin seeds
2 tbsp. sugar
1⁄2 small pineapple (about 11 oz.), peeled and cut into 1" pieces
1 tbsp. canola oil
1⁄2 tsp. brown mustard seeds
10 fresh or frozen curry leaves
3 dried chiles de árbol
1 cup plain full-fat yogurt
3 small green Indian chiles or 1 serrano, minced
Kosher salt, to taste
Instructions
Place coconut and cumin in a spice grinder; grind into a fine powder. Transfer to a bowl and stir in 1 tbsp. water; set paste aside.
Bring sugar, pineapple, and ½ cup water to a simmer in a 12” nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until almost all the water is absorbed, about 10 minutes. Add reserved coconut paste and cook until fragrant, 2–3 minutes; let cool.
Heat oil in a 10" skillet over medium-high heat. Add mustard; cook until seeds begin to pop, about 30 seconds. Add curry leaves and dried chiles; cook until fragrant, 1–2 minutes. Stir whole spices, yogurt, chopped chiles, and salt into pineapple mixture.