Apple Saasam is a Konkani style curry with apples and grapes in a sweet, spicy and tangy mustard flavored coconut masala, enjoyed as a side dish or even dessert! Yes, yes, I know another apple dish! Well, all those juicy apples from a local orchard which were enjoyed fresh as a fruit are now languishing in the fridge with no one willing to eat them! So, I have had to rustle up new dishes to use them up. Case in point, Apple Pie Tart, Apple Thokku, Upside Down Caramelized Apple Cake etc. Now, it is Apple Saasam. Traditionally, we make saasam with mangoes and pineapple during peak mango season in summer when the markets start flooding with these gorgeous “King of Fruits”! Being fall right now, it is flooded with a variety of fresh, juicy apples! It is always best to consume seasonal fruits for the most nutritional benefit!
KONKANI STYLE SAASAM: Basically, it is a coconut based masala gravy flavored with mustard seeds (called “saasam” in Konkani) and then sweetened with jaggery. Roasted dry red chillies (just 1 or at the most 2) are added for the spicy element. For the sour element, I have added tamarind. As you are blending the masala, you can use it in paste form or as fresh tamarind. If you are making a savory curry, then omit the jaggery and add only salt. This then forms the base of ash gourd sasam, using ash gourd a juicy vegetable also called winter melons. ADDED FRUITS: To make the sweet and spicy version of saasam, traditionally pineapples and mangoes are added like the one I have made HERE. This dish does not need extra tamarind as pineapples have a tart flavor to begin with! But for the apple version, you will have to add tamarind. Once the fruits are cut up, just mix into the sweetened coconut masala and serve chilled! I have also added grapes (use the seedless variety) along with juicy dried black raisins!
In addition to pineapples, mangoes and apples, you can add any other fruit you like oranges, bananas, apricots, pomegranate etc. So, do try this no-cook, oil-free, sweet, spicy and tangy Apple Saasam with grapes and raisins and serve as a side dish or dessert with any meal! Enjoy!
More Apple Delights:
Apple Fritters/Pakoras Eggless Super Moist Apple and Carrot Cake Eggless Apple Pie Pockets Apple Kesari Bhaat/Sweet Saffron Flavored Rice with Apples
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2 large apples 1/2 cup grapes, seedless 2 tablespoons black raisins FOR THE COCONUT MASALA/GRAVY: ½ cup grated coconut (fresh or frozen) 1 teaspoon mustard seeds 2 dry red chillies (lightly roasted) ½ teaspoon tamarind paste/1 small marble sized tamarind ½ cup grated jaggery (unrefined cane sugar) or to taste Pinch of salt OPTIONAL ADD INS: Chopped Pineapples Chopped mangoes Cubed ripe bananas
Instructions Notes You can use any fruit like pineapples, mangoes (fresh, canned or frozen), bananas, fresh apricots, peaches, grapes etc.
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