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title: "Vazhakkai Roast Masala / Raw Banana Roasted in Masala"
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date: 2011-10-30
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description: "Coming to think of it, this is very similar to vazhakka thoran which I have posted before. Raks and Jeyashri came over for a potluck lunch one day and Raks..."
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# Vazhakkai Roast Masala / Raw Banana Roasted in Masala

![vazhakkai roast / raw banana roasted curry recipe](https://www.cookingandme.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/6197734073_a268a43fd7_z.jpg)

Coming to think of it, this is very similar to [**vazhakka thoran**](https://www.cookingandme.com/2007/08/ethakka-thoranvazhakkai-poriyalraw.html) which I have posted before. Raks and Jeyashri came over for a potluck lunch one day and Raks brought her roasted vazhakkai. It was delicious. She said the recipe is in her blog so I checked the next day. [This](http://www.rakskitchen.net/2007/09/jeera-raw-banana-curry.html) is the closest one I saw so I followed that recipe, making small changes here and there to suit my taste.

## Vazhakkai Roast Masala / Raw Banana Roasted in Masala

## Serves 4

**Ingredients:**

2 of
vazhakkai / raw banana

1/4 tsp of
salt

***Grind Coarsely Together:***

2 of
dry red chillies

1 tsp of
jeera / cumin

1 tsp of coriander powder / malli podi

1/2 cup of
grated coconut

4 shallots / ulli / chinna vengaayam

A pinch of
turmeric powder

***For Tempering:***

1 tbsp of
oil

1/4 tsp of
mustard seeds

1/4 tsp of
urad dal

1 strand of
curry leaves

**How I Made It:**

1. Peel and cut the raw bananas into small cubes.

2. Grind together the specified ingredients, without any water.

3. Heat oil in a pan and add the ingredients under tempering. When the mustard seeds pop and the urad dal turns a golden brown, add the cut raw bananas. Mix well and roast on low flame until almost soft. Keep stirring to avoid burning. This will take about 5-7 mins.

4. Add the ground masala paste with some salt and mix well. Keep on low flame and cook till the ingredients come together and the raw bananas are cooked through.

Serve with rice and any kozhambu of choice.

![vazhakkai roast / raw banana roasted curry recipe](https://www.cookingandme.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/6197734505_da0f942bc6_z.jpg)

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