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Anasi Curry Pineapple in Coconut-Coffee Sauce

A Sri Lankan pineapple curry in which a spoonful of finely ground coffee darkens the coconut milk and adds a faint bitterness that balances the fruit's sweet-tart juice, with curry leaves, mustard seed and an untoasted curry powder.

  • YieldServes 8 as a side
  • Hands-on22 min
  • Total54 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 2 tbspcanola oil
  • 1 tspblack or yellow mustard seeds
  • 150 gred onion, finely chopped (about 1 cup)
  • 2 tspuntoasted Sri Lankan curry powder (ground coriander, cumin, fennel, fenugreek, cardamom, nutmeg, cinnamon)
  • 2 tspfinely ground coffee
  • 13 leavesfresh curry leaves, medium to large; 12 to 14
  • 495 gfresh pineapple, peeled, cored and cut into 2.5 cm cubes (about 3 cups)
  • 240 mlunsweetened coconut milk
  • 1 tspcoarse kosher or sea salt
  • ½ tspcayenne

To serve

  • 400 gcooked rice, lemongrass-scented, to serveoptional

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Vegan

Contains

  • Mustard
  • Legumes (any)
  • Fenugreek
  • Rice
  • Pineapple
  • Coconut
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Fennel
  • Ginger
  • Turmeric
  • Cilantro / coriander
  • Curry leaves
  • Black and white pepper
  • Cinnamon
  • Clove
  • Cardamom
  • Cumin
  • Caffeine and theobromine
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Creamy

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 1
  • One pot

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: low

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