Vazhakka Podimas

Vazhakka Podimas is a Tamil dish made with steam cooked raw banana (grated) and roasted onion & grated coconut.

INGREDIENTS:

• Raw Banana(Vaazhakka) - 2 nos
• Chopped Onion - 1 nos
• Green Chilly(slit) - 2 nos
• Red Chilly – 2 nos
• Mustard Seeds – 1 teaspoon
• Urud Dal - 1 tsp
• Channa Dal – 1 tsp
• Turmeric Powder - ¼ tsp
• Grated Coconut – 1 tbsp
• Coconut Oil - 2 tbsp
• Curry leaves - few
• Salt to taste

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Steam cook Banana for 15 min with skin.   
• Remove the skin and grate it.
• Heat Oil in a Pan.
• Add Mustrard seeds and Red chillies into it, allow to Splutter.
• When it starts to splutter, add the Urad dal, Channa dal and Curry leaves and fry it.
• Add Green chilly and onion and saute until onions turn transparent.
• Add the grated banana, Salt, Turmeric powder and Coconut and fry for 2 mins.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice.