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Vazhakkai Podimas

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வாழைக்காய் பொடிமாஸ்

வாழைக்காய் பொடிமாஸ்

Vazhakkai Podimas or Plantain pirattal is a simple south Indian style stir-fry prepared with raw bananas.  This dish is slightly different from the usual vazhakkai curry or varuval,  its more like banana hash, we at home call this dish vazhakkai puttu/podimas which goes well with sambar, rasam and yogurt rice.

 

 

 

Vazhakkai Puttu / Vazhaikai Podimas / Vazhakkai Poriyal / Vazhakkai  Pirattal / Raw Banana Puttu / Raw Banana Stir-fry / Plantain Fry

 

Ingredients
Raw Banana 2 count
Onion 1
Garlic cloves 5
Green Chili 2 slit-open
Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
Red Chili powder 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida powder 1/4 tsp
Fresh grated coconut 2 Tbsp
Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp
Split black gram 1/2 tsp
Fennel seeds 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves 6 count
Salt 1 and 1/2 tsp
Oil 4 tsp

 

Instruction:

Vazhakkai podimas 1

Chop the top and bottom portion of the raw banana and pressure cook  it with skin on upto 2 whistles or until soft but firm.

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Usually 2 whistles should be good enough for this, if you have problem  with pressure cooking then you may cook it over stove-top by boiling them in a pot filled with water.

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This could take about 10 -12 minutes or more to get this firm texture.

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Once done, make a small slit on the skin and it will peel right-off.

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You may either grate, chop or mash at this stage. I prefer to use a fork to mash it slightly.

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Add turmeric, red chili powder and  salt to this hash and mix. Keep this aside.

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Now heat oil in a pan, splutter mustard, split black gram and fennel seeds. Throw in a few curry leaves and let them also sizzle along.

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Sprinkle asafoetida, add chopped onions, green chili and garlic cloves. Fry them for few minutes or until the onions turn translucent.

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Add the cooked raw banana to this mixture and bring the flame to low setting. Cover and cook for about 4-5 minutes.

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Once done, sprinkle fresh grated coconut and give a quick stir and switch off. Serve with rice and rasam.

வாழைக்காய் பொடிமாஸ்

வாழைக்காய் பொடிமாஸ்

 

Notes:

Cooking raw banana in pressure cooker may be tricky, cooking too long will make them mushy. So try one whistle first and boil for another 5 minutes to get the right texture.

Asafoetida and fennel seeds are added for digestion.

You may also choose to add sambar powder in the place of red chili powder

Yield: 2-3 adult servings.


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