Vazhakka Mezhukkupuratti / Raw Banana Stir Fry

Banana is cooked in little water and fried in Oil till it turns crisp and golden colour.

INGREDIENTS:

• Raw Banana (cut into small slices) - 2 nos
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Crushed Chilly - ¼ tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Red chilly - 2 nos
• Sliced Shallot - 1 tbsp
• Curry leaves - A few
• Salt – to taste
• Oil - 1 tbsp

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Cook the Banana with Turmeric powder and Salt in water.
• Heat Oil in a pan.
• Add mustrard seeds and red chillies into it, allow to splutter.
• Add sliced shallot, curry leaves and fry it.
• Put the cooked banana into it and crushed chilly, fry utill it turns to golden colour.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice.

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.

Vazhaakka Thoran / Banana Thoran

Vazhakka Thoran is a tasty nadan dish.
Banana and Grated Coconut are the main ingredients for this thoran.

INGREDIENTS:

• Diced Raw Banana - 2 nos
• Green Chilly -3 nos
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Grated Coconut- 1 cup
• Cumin Seed - ¼ tsp
• Garlic -2 nos
• Salt – to taste
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Urad Dal - 1 tsp
• Red chillies - 3 nos
• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Curry leaves- few

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Cook the banana with turmeric powder, salt and water.
• Crush Grated Coconut, Cumin seed, Garlic and Green Chilly.
• Once the Banana is cooked well, add crushed Coconut mix and mix well.
• Remove it from the fire after 2 minutes.
• 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 and fry it.
• Add Thoran and Curry leaves and stir for a minute and remove from fire.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice /Kanji.