Green Apple Pulissery

Green apple Pulissery is a Kerala style coconut and curd based curry goes well with rice. The following ingredients are needed to prepare Green Apple Pulissery.

Ingredients:
Green apple.          -2
Curd.                      -1 cup
Turmeric powder   -1/4 tsp
Red chilly powder.-1tsp
Water.                    -as needed
Salt.                       -to taste

For grinding Coconut Masala:
Grated coconut.-1 cup
Green chilly.     -2
Cumin seeds.    -1/2 tsp
Water.               -1/4 cup

For Seasoning:
Mustard seeds.-1 tsp
Dry red chilly. -2
Curry leaves.   -1 sprig
Coconut oil.     -1 tbsp

Instructions:
Wash and chop green apples into small square pieces and keep aside. In a mixer grinder add grated coconut, green chilly and cumin seeds and grind to a smooth paste adding little water. akeep aside the ground coconut masala paste. Whisk curd adding little water and keep aside.

Method:
1). In a pan add chopped green apple pieces, turmeric powder, red chilly powder, 1 and 1/2 tsp of salt and 1/4 cup of water and mix well. Boil and cook green apple pieces till soft but not mushy.

2). Add ground coconut masala paste into the pan and mix with cooked green apple pieces. Boil and cook for 5 minutes on low flame or until the raw smell of the ground masala goes. Switch off the flame.

3). Add whisked curd into the pan and mix with cooked green apple pieces and coconut masala.

4). Heat coconut oil in a small pan for seasoning and splutter mustard seeds. Add broken pieces of dry red chilly and curry leaves into the pan and fry in oil for few seconds. Switch off the flame.

5). Pour the seasoning into the green apple pulissery in the pan and immediately close the pan with lid and keep it covered for 2 minutes.

Green Apple Pulissery is ready to serve with rice.