SWEET AND SOUR PINEAPPLE

The Little Mouse family had decided to embark on a one month meatless or meat-less program, initiated by my boys. You should imagine my "horror" look because except for my mother-in-law, we were quite the carnivorous type. But I agreed that going for more vegetables would be a healthy lifestyle, it was just that I never expected my kids to make this request. The boys were intrigued after I shared with them a diet called Daniel's Plan based on biblical character, Daniel, who ate only fresh vegetables during his "recruitment period" in Babylon. The Bible recorded in Daniel 1:15  that "at the end of 10 days it was seen that (Daniel was) better in appearance and fatter in flesh than all the youths who ate the king's food."

Alright, this was our first week of meatless meals, so I had to create something other than blanched vegetables and eggs. Pineapples seemed good.

SWEET AND SOUR PINEAPPLE

Ingredients

1 can pineapple with syrup

 1 tbsp vegetable oil

1/2 tsp mustard seeds

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

2 tsp grated ginger

1/2 cup raisins

1 tsp sugar

1/2 tsp salt

1 tbsp plum sauce

Method

1. Drain pineapples, set syrup aside. Cut pineapples into small cubes. 

2. In a wok, heat oil and add mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Fry for about 10 seconds.

3. Add in grated ginger and fry till fragrant.

4. Add in pineapple cubes. Fry for about one minute.

5. Add in some syrup to bring to boil. Pour in raisins

6. Add sugar and salt and plum sauce, bring to boil.

7. Garnish with sliced chilli and coriander leaves.