The usual fruit salad served is of fruits topped with ice cream or custard of one’s choice and a drizzle of honey or a scoop of jelly. Fruit salad in Kerala is so flavourful and rich that it will leave you asking for more!
Ingredients :
- 250 gms Fresh Pineapple
- 12 grapes
- 1/4 of an apple
- 1 small Banana
- A fistful of pomegranate seeds
- 1/2 tin condensed milk
- 2 cloves
- 1 inch piece of cinnamon
- A large pinch of Kesar/Saffron
- 2 tbsps Mango Puree
- Juice of half a lemon
Method :
Chop the pineapple into tiny bits. Heat a glass of water in a pan. Add the pineapple pieces and boil them along with the cloves and cinnamon. Once the pieces are cooked, discard these spices and allow the pineapple to cool thoroughly. Chop the apple and banana into tiny bits and halve the Grapes. Tip all these fruits along with pomegranate and the lemon juice into the cooled pineapple and refrigerate for an hour. Add the chilled Mango puree, saffron and condensed milk and mix thoroughly. Allow to chill thoroughly before serving.