Veggie Delights: Raw Banana Poriyal

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INGREDIENTS:

3 small to medium raw bananas

1 tbsp coconut oil

1 to 2 dry red chili

½ tsp mustard seeds

1 tsp urad dal

½ tsp cumin seeds/jeera

8 to 10 curry leaves/kadi patta

a pinch of asafoetida/hing

¼ cup water or add as required

3 tbsp grated coconut

2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves/dhania patta

INSTRUCTIONS:

Rinse the raw unripe bananas first. Peel them lightly. Dice them and add them in a bowl containing water, so that they don't darken.
Heat 1 tbsp coconut oil in a shallow frying pan. Keep the flame to a low and add ½ tsp mustard seeds and 1 tsp urad dal. saute till the mustard seeds crackle and the urad dal turn golden
Then add ½ tsp cumin seeds and sauté till they splutter.
Then add 1 to 2 dry red chili, a pinch of asafetida, 8 to 10 curry leaves.
Stir and saute till the red chilies change their color and.
Now add the raw banana and salt.
Add ¼ cup water. Stir very well.
Cover the pan with a lid.
On a low flame simmer till the bananas have cooked well and softened. Do check a couple of times when the bananas are cooking. If the water dries up in the pan then add some more water.
When the bananas have cooked, there should be no water in the pan. If there is then simmer without the lid, till all the water dries. Then add 3 tbsp grated coconut.
Mix the coconut with the rest of the banana stir fry.
Add 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves. Mix again.
Serve banana poriyal with sambar-rice, rasam-rice or any kulambu gravy-rice.

Source: vegrecipesofindia

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