Vazhakkai Poriyal | Raw Banana (Plantain) Curry

Different variations of making Vazhakkai Poriyal

• We usually don’t add  ‘onion – garlic’ in this recipe. But if you like onion/garlic, then you can add it.
• Adding green chilies and ginger brings additional flavor.
• You can simply skip the grinding process and just add the coconut at the end and mix well

Benefits of Raw Banana

Other yummy recipes using Vazhakkai (Raw Banana)

1. Vazhakkai Podimas – We grate the vazhakkai and cook them with ginger, green chili and other spices
2. Vazhakkai Varuval – Stir frying the Vazhakkai with chili and other masalas
3. Vazhakkai Mezhukkupuratti – Traditional Kerala style cooked with onion-garlic-red chili paste.

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Vazhakkai Poriyal | Raw Banana (Plantain) Curry

Course: Poriyal

Cuisine: Indian, Tamil Nadu

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Servings: 4 people

Calories: 100kcal

Author: Sowmya Venkatachalam

Vazhakkai Poriyal | Raw Banana (Plantain) Curry is very easy and quick poriyal. This will be made using very less oil and without onion / garlic. Raw Banana is cooked and seasoned with coconut and other spices. It goes very well with Sambar / Rasam rice as an accompaniment.

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Ingredients

• 3 Raw Banana
• ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder
• 1 tsp Salt To Taste

For Grinding

• 3 tbsp Grated Coconut
• ½ tsp Peppercorns
• 1 Red Chili
• 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds

For Seasoning

• 1 tsp Cooking Oil
• 1 tsp Mustard seeds
• 1 Red Chili
• 1 tsp Split Urad Dal
• 1 fistful Curry leaves
• ¼ tsp Asafoetida (Asafetida / Hing)

Instructions

• Peel the raw  banana and chop it to small cubes.
• Add the chopped raw banana to a vessel and add water to soak the raw banana and add turmeric powder along with salt and boil it in stove. When the raw banana is cooked, drain the excess water and keep it aside
• Grind the grinding ingredients to a nice powder in the mixer
• Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. When the mustard seeds starts to sputter, add split urid dal and fry it till it turns golden brown color. Add hing, red chilli, curry leaves and saute it for 10 seconds.
• Add cooked and drained raw banana and mix well
• Add the ground coconut-spice powder and mix well. Remove from flame
• The yummy Vazhakaai Poriyal | Raw Banana (Plantain) Curry is now ready to serve!

Notes

1. You can skip the grinding process and just add grated coconut at the end. It still tastes good
2. While tempering, you can also add a green chili for additional flavor of a chili and additional spice 
3. You can also add ginger for good flavor
4. After chopping the raw banana, soak it in water from oxidation (it turns black otherwise).

Nutritional Info

Nutrition Facts

Vazhakkai Poriyal | Raw Banana (Plantain) Curry

Amount Per Serving (1 cup)

Calories 100 Calories from Fat 36

% Daily Value*

Fat 4g6%

Saturated Fat 1g6%

Carbohydrates 17g6%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 8g9%

Protein 1g2%

Vitamin A 500IU10%

Vitamin C 14mg17%

Calcium 10mg1%

Iron 0.4mg2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Method with step by step picture:

• Peel the raw  banana and chop it to small cubes. Add the chopped raw banana to a vessel and add water to soak the raw banana and add turmeric powder along with salt and boil it in stove. When the raw banana is cooked, drain the excess water and keep it aside

• Grind the grinding ingredients to a nice powder in the mixer

• Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. When the mustard seeds starts to sputter, add split urid dal and fry it till it turns golden brown color. Add red chilli and curry leaves and saute it for 10 seconds. Then add cooked and drained raw banana and mix well

• Add the ground coconut-spice powder and mix well. Remove from flame

• The yummy Vazhakaai Poriyal | Raw Banana (Plantain) Curry is now ready to serve!

Vazhakaai Poriyal | Raw Banana (Plantain) Curry

Sowmya Venkatachalam

IT Engineer turned full time Food Blogger. I ♡ FOOD. I also love food blogging. Did you make a recipe? Tag @Subbusktichen on Instagram. I WANNA SEE!