Saturday, November 7, 2009

Vazhaikai curry (Raw plaintain) roast curry


Ingredients:

Raw plaintains - 3-4 nos

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Urad dal (black gram dal) -1 1/2 tsps

Sambar powder or Red chilly powder -2-3 tsps

Salt - as required

Oil


Method:

Peel off the skin of the raw plaintains and cut into small pieces and put it in water and keep.

Now take a kadai put oil, mustard seeds, urad dal, hing (asafoetida) a pinch and curry leaves (optional).

After the mustard seed splutters, drain the water from the plantain pieces and put on the seasoning.

Now add salt, sambar powder or chilly powder and stir fry on low flame till it gets roasted nicely

You can add a little more oil if you want a nice crispy roast.

After the curry is cooked nicely you can remove from the fire.

You can have this roast with any rice of your choice.

17 comments:

  1. I make vazkakkai roast the same way..a fav of all in my family :)...perfect side dish for parippu rasam or vengaya sambhar!
    Looks yummy and crispy :)!

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  2. I make it the same way and love it. Will finish it within minutes.

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  3. Ooooh! I love vazhakkai! It looks so delicious that I want to have it with sambhar rice!

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  4. Vazhakka roast looks delicious and tempting....

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  5. A different recipe of plantain..i cook plantain a lot..will try this version

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  6. raw bananna,my fav one.And i too make it in the same way.

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  7. Never tried.... I've only tasted what my mom, badimaa & maa in-law prepares...Got to try this too.... Too many dishes in my To-Do-Bucket!!!!!

    Ash....
    (http://asha-oceanichope.blogspot.com/)

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  8. Adding sambar powder is new to me..must be delicious :-)

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  9. I used to prepare the same way , lovely dish. I have become your follower and I'll keep visiting your blog.

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  10. Yummy stir fry Indu.. Just love the way they turn nice, crispy with addition of sambar powder! :)

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  11. Love any dishe with raw plantain and this looks absolutely delicious and adding sambar powder makes unique taste isn't..Love it.

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  12. oh now, this looks great. I have never used plantain...but now I simply must!

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  13. Wow.. this is a simple version.. looks interesting :)

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  14. I have made the same kari few days ago and has to go on post sometime. The kaarakari looks yummy!

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  15. reminds me that its been a long time that i need to make a plantain stirfry too!!..your's looks delicious

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  16. This is the way my Mom makes plantain fry except that she adds a few teaspoons of coconut oil in the end for that extra flavor :-). Great!

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