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!
Everything alright ?? Been so long since you ve posted..looking fwd to one soon !! Also long since you ve done a baked goodie ! pls do and tc..
Im not a big fan of raw banana except in the fried form… but this sure does look delicious!
I am so intrigued by the texture of this dish – I've never eaten or cooked with raw bananas before. I hope you don't mind, but I've shared this in my Friday Food Fetish blog post…
We normally make this dish with dry roasted ingredients. Adding tamarind is someting that I do, when I cook the vegetables in tamarind water.I try and cut my vazhakkai pieces small so they roast soon! Lovely shots nags!
Shobha
raw banana is Arvind's favorite and I usually make it somewhat like yours but mine gets soggy. Will follow your recipe next time .. it looks lovely.
Good recipie will try this for sure!!!
Hi Nags, Hopping here from Yummy Food and I have just read the guest post by you. I enjoyed and liked your own style of taking the pictures. Your single post pulled me here to read all photography stuffs in your blog. Useful Info and thanks for sharing it. Glad to meet you here.
Cheers,
Uma
Looks very delicious.. and best part is its less time consuming. Love it.
Thank you Alaiyo! 🙂
Your photos are so crisp and clean! It makes me want to try the recipe. Your earlier post about buying dishes and such for your photos was inspiring as well. I love blogs that give me new ideas. I'm awed by bloggers who present fresh, exciting material on your blog. Your content is exciting and fresh and I love visiting.
Best,
Alaiyo