Raw banana dry curry | Vazhakkai curry-Kerala & TamilNadu style

Cuisine Style: Tamilndau, Kerala, South india | Preparation&Cooking Time: 10 minutes | To Serve: 4 | Type : Dry Curry,Masala | Take with : Rice, roti, paratha

Ingredients

• Raw banana [Vazhakkai, Plantain, Kacha kela] - 1
• Mustard seeds – 1 tbsp
• Coriander seeds – 1 tbsp
• Fenugreek – ½ tbsp
• Bengal gram – 1 tbsp
• Urad dal – ½ tbsp
• Curry leaves – 1 spring
• Green chilli – 1 [chopped]
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil – 2 tbsp
• Water as needed

Method

• Dry roast fenugreek & coriander seeds separately, let it cool & grind to fine powder.
• In a pressure cooker add raw banana, turmeric powder, 1 tsp oil, salt & water, cover lid cook for 2 whistles.
• Peel off the skin, let it cool & cut into cubes.
• Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds & let it splutter. Then add Bengal gram, urad dal & curry leaves sauté.
• Add green chilli, fenugreek powder & turmeric powder sauté.
• Add chopped raw banana, salt & coriander powder sauté till crisp.
• Then cut off heat serve hot with rice

Kacha kela dry curry / plantain dry curry for rice and roti