Apple Kayi rasa/Menaskayi /Curry /Apple sweet Masala

Ingredients:

Apple - 2 corsed, pealed, chopped into small chunks

Sugar - 2 tbs

Salt - 2 tbs

Water - 2 cups

For Masala :

Channa dal - 2 Tbs

Coriander seeds - 1 tbs

Oil - 1 tbs

Sesame seeds - 1/2 tbs

Jeera /Cumin  - 1/2 tbs

Urad dal - 1/2 tbs

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tbs

Hing - a pinch

Clove - 2

Cashews - 4

Tamarind extract - 1/4 tbs

Red chilly - 1

Turmeric - 1/8 tbs

Coconut powder - 3 Tbs

Water 3-4 Tbs or as needed

Method:

• Cook the chopped apples with water. Add the desired amount of salt, sugar
• While it is cooking,  Prepare for masala
• Add oil to pan, once it is slightly hot, add all the other masala ingredients except coconut powder and tamarind extract.
• Fry until the aroma comes out of it and all the ingredients are slightly browned or the mustard seeds starts to splatter
• Grind with coconut powder and tamarind extract with water.
• Add this ground masala to cooked apple and bring it to boil.
• Stir continuously otherwise it gets stuck to the bottom. Once it starts to bubble turn off the heat.
• Serve warm with rice or naan or roti.
• Enjoy.

Variation:

You can make pineapple menaskayi or kaayi rasa aswell, it tastes amazing. While grinding just skin tamarind extract as pineapple will be slightly sour and rest of the procedure is same

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Apple Kayi rasa/Menaskayi /Curry /Apple sweet Masala