Vazhakkai Poriyal | Raw Plantain Stir-fry | Raw Banana Stir-fry

I always wanted to post food that taste great and make you all feel good. So I'm striving hard to post some good recipes. Today we are going to see raw plantain poriyal. It's a very simple and easy stir fry recipe. And it will be worthwhile. I hope you will like it. Please post your views as comments.

Vazhaikai Poriyal

Recipe Cuisine: South Indian | Recipe Type: Side dish
Prep Time: 10 mins | Cooking Time: 10 mins | Serves: 3
 
Ingredients:

Raw Plantain - 1

Onion - 1

Turmeric - a pinch

Salt - as needed

To Grind:

Coconut - 1/2 cup

Cumin - 1 tsp

Red chilli - 3 or 4

To Temper:

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Curry leaves - a sprig

Oil - 1 tsp

Method:

Grind the ingredients listed under "to grind" without adding water.

Pressure cook raw banana for 2-3 whistles. After boiling, peel its skin and cut them into small cubes.

Heat oil, add in mustard seeds. When it splutters add in curry leaves and raw plantain. Sauté for a min.

Add in ground coconut masala, turmeric and salt. Sauté for 2-3 mins and remove from flame.

Serve.

Pictorial:

Keep all your ingredients ready

Grind coconut, cumin and red chilli. You can replace dry chilli with powder

Pressure cook raw plaintain for 2 to 3 whistles

Once pressure is release, peel it skin and cut them into cubes

Heat a pan. Drizzle little oil. Once oil becomes hot, add in mustards. When mustards pop add curry leaves

Add in onion

When onion turns translucent, add the cubed plantain and saute for a min

After a min, add the ground coconut masala

turmeric and salt

Stir fry for 3 mins and remove from flame

Serve!