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Showing posts with label Vazhakka. Show all posts

Monday, March 22, 2010

Vazhakka Mezhukkupuratti / Raw Banana Stir Fry



Banana is cooked in little water and fried in Oil till it turns crisp and golden colour.

INGREDIENTS:
  • Raw Banana (cut into small slices) - 2 nos
  • Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
  • Crushed Chilly - ¼ tsp
  • Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
  • Red chilly - 2 nos
  • Sliced Shallot - 1 tbsp
  • Curry leaves - A few
  • Salt – to taste
  • Oil - 1 tbsp

PREPARATION METHOD:
  • Cook the Banana with Turmeric powder and Salt in water.
  • Heat Oil in a pan.
  • Add mustrard seeds and red chillies into it, allow to splutter.
  • Add sliced shallot, curry leaves and fry it.
  • Put the cooked banana into it and crushed chilly, fry utill it turns to golden colour.
Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice.


Vazhakka Podimas



Vazhakka Podimas is a Tamil dish made with steam cooked raw banana (grated) and roasted onion & grated coconut.

INGREDIENTS:
  • Raw Banana(Vaazhakka) - 2 nos
  • Chopped Onion - 1 nos
  • Green Chilly(slit) - 2 nos
  • Red Chilly – 2 nos
  • Mustard Seeds – 1 teaspoon
  • Urud Dal - 1 tsp
  • Channa Dal – 1 tsp
  • Turmeric Powder - ¼ tsp
  • Grated Coconut – 1 tbsp
  • Coconut Oil - 2 tbsp
  • Curry leaves - few
  • Salt to taste

PREPARATION METHOD:
  • Steam cook Banana for 15 min with skin.   
  • Remove the skin and grate it.
  • Heat Oil in a Pan.
  • Add Mustrard seeds and Red chillies into it, allow to Splutter.
  • When it starts to splutter, add the Urad dal, Channa dal and Curry leaves and fry it.
  • Add Green chilly and onion and saute until onions turn transparent.
  • Add the grated banana, Salt, Turmeric powder and Coconut and fry for 2 mins.
Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice.

Vazhaakka Thoran / Banana Thoran



Vazhakka Thoran is a tasty nadan dish.
Banana and Grated Coconut are the main ingredients for this thoran.

INGREDIENTS:
  • Diced Raw Banana - 2 nos
  • Green Chilly -3 nos
  • Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
  • Grated Coconut- 1 cup
  • Cumin Seed - ¼ tsp
  • Garlic -2 nos
  • Salt – to taste
  • Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
  • Urad Dal - 1 tsp
  • Red chillies - 3 nos
  • Oil - 1 tbsp
  • Curry leaves- few

PREPARATION METHOD:
  • Cook the banana with turmeric powder, salt and water.
  • Crush Grated Coconut, Cumin seed, Garlic and Green Chilly.
  • Once the Banana is cooked well, add crushed Coconut mix and mix well.
  • Remove it from the fire after 2 minutes.
  • Heat Oil in a Pan.
  • Add Mustrard seeds and Red chillies into it, allow to Splutter.
  • When it starts to splutter, add the Urad dal and fry it.
  • Add Thoran and Curry leaves and stir for a minute and remove from fire.
Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice /Kanji.