Valakkai poriyal Recipe| Raw banana Fry Recipe

Preparation time: 5 Minutes
Cooking time: 10 Minutes

Total times: 15 Minutes

Serving: 3

Course: Side dish

Cuisine: south Indian recipe

Ingredients:

2 Raw banana(Valakkai)

1 Onion, Finely chopped

2 Green chilies, silted

¼ Cup Grated coconut

For tempering:

1 tsp mustard seeds

1 tblsp oil

1 sprig curry leaves

For Grinding:

1 tsp Cumin seeds

4 Garlic, Peeled

Preparation:

Transfer Cumin seeds and Garlic to blender, grind it and keep aside.

Method:

1.     Cut the plantain 2 edges and Cut the half. In a pressure cooker add 1 cup water , Raw banana and salt. Cover the lid for 1 whistle. Once the pressure cooker settle down open the pressure cooker drain the water and let it cool for a minutes

2.      Further  Peel the steamed Raw banana skin and cut as small pieces

3.      Heat a pan, add 1 tblsp oil and Mustard seeds

4.      When Mustard seeds crackle add curry leaves

5.      Add Onion and chilies sauté them till the onion turns transparent

6.      Add valakkai(plantain)and Mix well

7.      Add Cumin and garlic paste.Mix well

8.     Finally add Grated coconut and mix well. Let it cook for a minute

9.      Serve Valakkai Fry with rice and any Kara kulambu

Step by Step Pictorial Instructions:

Cut the Raw banana 2 edges and Cut the half. In a pressure cooker add 1 cup water , Raw banana and salt. Cover the lid for 1 whistle.

Once the pressure cooker settle down open the pressure cooker drain the water and keep aside.let them cool for a minutes

Peel the Valakkai skin and cut as small pieces steamed Valakkai

Heat a pan, add 1 tblsp oil and Mustard seeds

When Mustard seeds crackle add curry leaves,Add Onion,chilies and curry leaves

 Sauté them till the onion turns transparent

Add valakkai(plantain)

Mix well

Add Cumin and garlic paste.Mix well

Finally add Grated coconut 

Mix well. Let it cook for a minute

Serve Valakkai Fry with rice and any Kara kulambu

My notes:

For steaming the raw banana, we can use either cooker or steamer