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title: "Ethakka Thoran / Vazhakkai Poriyal / Raw Banana Kerala Style"
url: https://www.cookingandme.com/ethakka-thoranvazhakkai-poriyalraw/
date: 2007-08-30
modified: 2015-11-23
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author: "nags"
description: "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..."
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  - "Thoran Recipes"
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# Ethakka Thoran / Vazhakkai Poriyal / Raw Banana Kerala Style

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](https://www.cookingandme.com/?p=945). 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](https://www.cookingandme.com/2013/04/banana-chips-ethakka-upperi-recipe.html)** but it also lends well to making vegetarian side dishes and snacks like **[banana kofta](https://www.cookingandme.com/2013/10/raw-banana-kofta-raw-banana-kofta-recipe.html)**, **[raw banana masala](https://www.cookingandme.com/2011/10/vazhakkai-roast-masala-raw-banana.html)**, or even **[banana chips in the microwave](https://www.cookingandme.com/2014/05/microwave-banana-chips-healthy-raw.html)**.

**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.