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Ethakka Thoran / Vazhakkai Poriyal / Raw Banana Kerala Style

November 23, 2015 24 Comments

Ethakka thoran is another Kerala recipe with raw bananas or paandi vazhakka. As I have mentioned before, vazhakkai is a popular and loved vegetable in Kerala and find its way into most dishes are that made with a mix of vegetables. Normally 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. Raw plantain is most popularly used to make Kerala banana chips called upperi but it also lends well to making vegetarian side dishes and snacks like banana kofta, raw banana masala, or even banana chips in the microwave.

Raw Banana Thoran – Kerala-Style

Ingredients:
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

Instructions:

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.

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Comments

  1. Ash

    April 8, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    I tried this one and came out good.It was the first time I was making something with the raw banana..thankyou so much

    Reply
  2. Calogero

    October 3, 2011 at 6:52 pm

    A bit like cous cous? But only a bit?!

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  3. Cooking Blog Indexer

    October 14, 2010 at 12:57 pm

    Nags,
    I tried the green plantain thoran and loved it..I've put a picture in my blog
    Deepa

    Reply
  4. Eskay

    April 1, 2010 at 2:02 pm

    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.

    Reply
  5. James

    June 15, 2009 at 2:55 am

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  6. Eskay

    November 4, 2007 at 1:31 pm

    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.

    Reply
  7. Laavanya

    September 5, 2007 at 7:39 pm

    What a lovely looking thoran Nags!

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  8. Cynthia

    August 31, 2007 at 5:12 pm

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

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  9. Raaga

    August 31, 2007 at 10:45 am

    more thorans coming our way 🙂

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  10. SPICE OF LIFE

    August 31, 2007 at 2:34 am

    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 🙂

    Reply
  11. Saju

    August 30, 2007 at 9:57 pm

    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.

    Reply
  12. Jeena

    August 30, 2007 at 8:39 pm

    Hey Nags I have tagged you for a meme check out my blog for more. 😀

    Reply
  13. WokandSpoon

    August 30, 2007 at 6:55 pm

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

    Reply
  14. Sreelu

    August 30, 2007 at 6:01 pm

    ooh Nags, love it raw banana is my favorite

    Reply
  15. Suganya

    August 30, 2007 at 3:46 pm

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

    Reply
  16. Kelly Mahoney

    August 30, 2007 at 3:20 pm

    Looks pretty — I love bananas.

    Reply
  17. TBC

    August 30, 2007 at 2:55 pm

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

    Reply
  18. Rajitha

    August 30, 2007 at 2:50 pm

    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 🙂

    Reply
  19. yuvaraj

    August 30, 2007 at 9:32 pm

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

    Reply
  20. bee

    August 30, 2007 at 12:57 pm

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

    Reply
  21. Jeena

    August 30, 2007 at 9:28 am

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

    Reply
  22. Bharathy

    August 30, 2007 at 7:32 am

    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

    Reply
  23. Prajusha

    August 30, 2007 at 7:02 am

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

    Reply
  24. Sukanya Ramkumar

    August 30, 2007 at 2:01 pm

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

    Reply

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