Malay Pineapple Curry (Pajri Nenas)

Ingredients

• 1/2 medium ripe pineapple, peeled quartered and sliced into 1cm thickness
• 3-4 tablespoons chicken curry powder, mixed with
• 1/2 cup water
• 3 small onions, crushed
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 cm ginger, crushed
• 10 curry leaves
• 1/4 cup dried shrimp
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 star anise
• 3 cloves
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 3 tablespoons coconut paste (fry grated coconut without oil till brown and blend or pounded while it still hot)
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup cooking oil
• salt
• 3 tablespoons sugar

Directions

1. 1

   Heat oil in deep saucepan an fry crushed ingredients, cinnamon, star anise, cloves and curry leave till fragrant.

2. 2

   Add curry paste and dried shrimp and continue frying for few min, add water if too thick.

3. 3

   Add pineapple and 1 cup of water. Bring to boil and cook till pineapple tender, about 10 minute.

4. 4

   Add coconut milk, coconut paste, salt and sugar and cook for another 5 min till sauce thick. Add more water if prefer thin sauce.