Vazhakkai Puttu Recipe | Vazhakkai Podimas | Raw Plain Recipes

Vazhakkai Puttu is a very simple and staple side dish in South Indian homes. It almost goes well with everything like sambar, rasam, tamarind based dish or any variety rice. It can be made in many ways. I have already updated another version of raw plaintain podimas which you can check by clicking the below link.

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Vazhakkai Podimas
Vazhakkai Poriyal

Vazhakkai Puttu

Recipe Cuisine: South Indian | Recipe Category: Side dish for lunch

Prep Time: 5 mins | Cooking Time: 20 mins | Serves: 3

Ingredients:

Raw Plaintain / Vazhakkai - 3

Onion - 1

Red chilli -3

Green chilli - 2

Coconut - 3 tblspn

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Urad dal - 1 tsp

Curry leaves - a sprig

Salt - to taste

Oil - 1 tblspn

Method:

Cook the raw plaintain in boiling water till the outer skin comes out. Peel the skin and finely grate it with a  carrot grater.

Heat little coconut oil,add mustard seeds. When it splutters, add in urad dal and wait till it becomes golden brown.

Add red chilli, green chilli and curry leaves. Then, add the chopped onion and stir fry till it becomes translucent.

Now, add the grated plaintain, salt and stir fry for a minute. Sprinkle some coconut and saute for 2 to 3 minutes. Put off the flame once done.

Serve!

Pictorial:

Keep all your ingredients ready

Cook the raw plaintain in boiling water

cook till the outer skin comes out.

Peel the skin

and finely grate it with a  carrot grater.

Heat little coconut oil,add mustard seeds. When it splutters, add in urad dal and wait till it becomes golden brown.

Add red chilli, green chilli and curry leaves.

Then, add the chopped onion

and stir fry till it becomes translucent.

Now, add the grated plaintain and stir fry for a minute.

salt to taste is added

Sprinkle some coconut

and saute for 2 to 3 minutes. Put off the flame once done.

Serve!