30 August 2007

Ethakka Thoran/Vazhakkai Poriyal/Raw Banana Kerala Style

Normall we use pandikka/vazhakkai for thoran and mezhukkupuratti. This time I went home, there were some left over ethakka after making chips so amma suggested we make thoran with that. Not only did it come out well, but I am also quite proud of the pic below :D




What I Used:

Raw bananas - 3
Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
Shallots - 6 nos
Jeera powder - 1/4 tsp
Turmeric powder - one pinch
Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - one strand
Salt - to taste


How I Made It:

Boil the banana till soft in a little water and salt. Grind coconut, jeera powder, 2 shallots and turmeric. Heat oil and add mustard seeds and urad dal. Then add the remaining shallots in small pieces, curry leaves, the ground coconut paste and fry a little. Finally add the boiled banana, mix well and stir till the paste has blended. Serve warm with rice.

This is my entry to JFI - Banana, for September, hosted by Ahaar.

21 Comments:

Prajusha said...

Naga,
kaya upperi looks good.this reminds me of my amma's cooking.Great pic.

Bharathy said...

Upperi yo??Prajushakku ithu enthu patti??Ona sadya kazhinjappo enthu patti??...confuse aya??:)

GREAT PIC Nags!!
This is ammas favourite..I dont opt for this though,nor him or kids..Athamma Loves the tamil version of this poriyal

Jeena said...

Great pic for this recipe Nags. It sounds just delicious!

bee said...

kaya anything tastes divine. i feel sorry for folks who haven't eaten this veggie. thanks for the recipe.

Sukanya Ramkumar said...

Hi Nags.....
This is my fav..... Simple and clean recipe....Nice picture..... YUM!....

Rajitha said...

we used to have this at-least once in 10 days at my home ( without the onions) i am yet to make this...i think i will make this soon.. with shallots :)

TBC said...

This is one of my favorites & I make this often.

Kelly Mahoney said...

Looks pretty -- I love bananas.

Suganya said...

Raw banana is a treat for me. They are such a pain to find here in the stores.

Sreelu said...

ooh Nags, love it raw banana is my favorite

WokandSpoon said...

Ooo, interesting dish! I've never tried this and can't wait to test it out. I love the photo too!

Jeena said...

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yuvaraj said...

good recipe...but the raw banana out here in delhi is delicious compartive to the one we get in down south..

Saju said...

what a lovely recipe. we cook green bananas (matoke), but the east african way is quite different from your.
I am learning so much diversity with the blogs, it is amazing.

SPICE OF LIFE said...

hi,

I had been looking for this recipe for so long . I had a room mate who used to make it and though I tried it a couple of times it never seemed right .....now i have the recipe and I am sure it will be perfect ....
Btw the photo is really good :-)

Raaga said...

more thorans coming our way :-)

Cynthia said...

While I almost never cook it, I love green bananas and particularly like your recipe. I've bookmarked it.

Laavanya said...

What a lovely looking thoran Nags!

Eskay said...

neat work Nags! something very new to me..gives me all the more reasons to list the green plantains on my weekend grocery trip.
have u on my blog roll now.

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Eskay said...

neat work Nags! something very new to me..gives me all the more reasons to list the green plantains on my weekend grocery trip.
have u on my blog roll now.

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