Vazhakkai Varuval Recipe | Raw banana fry Recipe

Vazhakkai varuval is one of the tastiest and delicious side dish. Its having with curd rice or sambar rice or any variety rice. It is very easy to prepare. Step wise pictures below

Ingredients:

1 Raw Banana

1 piece ginger

5 garlic cloves

1 tblsp chilly powder

1 tsp turmeric powder

3 tblsp cooking oil

1 tsp mustard seeds

1 tsp fennel seeds (perunjeeragam)

1 sprig curry leaves

Salt as needed

Preparation:

1. Peel the raw banana skin and cut as round thick pieces, keep aside

2. Peel the ginger and garlic cloves, clean them and transfer them to the mixi jar, grind them as smooth paste ( 1 tblsp ginger garlic paste)

3. In a bowl add 1 cup water and add raw banana, cook on medium flame till raw banana cooks half. Make sure don’t over cook raw banana

4. Drain the water completely, add chilly powder, turmeric powder,ginger & garlic paste and needed salt, mix well by using hand. Let it sit for 10 minutes

Method:

1. In a pan add 3 tblsp cooking oil, mustard seeds and fennel seeds (Perunjeeragam)

2. Add masala mixed half cooked banana, close the lid and let it cook for 5 minutes on low flame

3. Filp them over the other side. Let them cook for 5 minutes

4. Repeat the same process for remaining half cooked banana

5. Serve the Vazhakkai varuval with curd rice or sambar rice or any variety rice

Pictorials:

Raw banana