Indonesian Pineapple Curry

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon cardamom seed
• 1 teaspoon coriander seed
• 1 teaspoon cumin seed
• 1/2 teaspoon whole cloves
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 2 spring onions, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 2 inches piece fresh ginger, grated
• 4 candlenuts or 4 macadamia nuts, roughly chopped
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon sambal oelek
• 1 tablespoon fresh mint, chopped
• 1 medium fresh pineapple or 1 (15 1/4 ounce) can pineapple chunks, drained

Recipe

• 1 spice mixture: grind the cardamom seeds, coriander seeds, cumin seeds and cloves in a mortar and pestle.
• 2 peel and halve the pineapple, remove the core, and cut into 1 inch chunks, set aside to be used later.
• 3 note : if the pineapple is a little tart, add 1 to 2 teaspoons sugar.
• 4 heat the oil in a medium pan. then add the spring onion, ginger, candlenuts and spice mixture, and stir-fry over low heat for 3 minutes.
• 5 add the water, sambal oelek, mint and pineapple and bring to the boil.
• 6 reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer for 10 minutes, or until the pineapple is tender but still holding its shape.