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 brought her roasted vazhakkai. It was delicious. She said the recipe is in her blog so I checked the next day. This 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.
A must-try for all vazhakkai lovers!
Keep stirring until all the ingredients you have added stick together and look almost done. I know it's hard to know what I mean if you are new to (indian) cooking but I am not sure how to explain this better. just check to see if the raw bananas are cooked and soft and you should be ok.
Thanks for this recipe but I have a query…. what do you mean by "cook till the ingredients come together" . Please clarify.
been a bit caught up with work and travel. updating soon 🙂