Raw Banana (Plantain) curry with sesame seeds

Telugu name for this curry is “Aritikaya Ava koora”.  Raw Banana (Plantain) is one of the vegetable which is available throughout the year.  Using Plantains we can make many varieties of dishes.  I learnt this curry from my mom.  What I liked about this dish is its simplicity.  In this dish I didn’t use Onion or garlic.  You can eat this curry with hot rice or Chapathi.

 

 

Ingredients:

·         2 Medium sizes Raw Banana/Plantain

·         ½ tsp. turmeric powder

·         1 tsp. of salt

·         1 tbsp. cooking oil

·         1 tsp. Mustard seeds

·         1 tsp. Urad dal

·         1 tsp. Cumin seeds

·         2 pinches of Hing

·         Few curry leaves

    Masala Ingredients:

·         3 tbsp. Sesame seeds

·         ½ tsp mustard seeds

·         2 tbsp. fresh grated coconut

·         3 green chilies

·         1 tsp. rice flour

·         1 tsp. salt

Preparation:

o   Wash and scrap the skin of Raw Banana (Plantain) and dice them like small cubes and soak them in salt water about 5 minutes.

 

o   In a blender grind all masala ingredients with water like a paste.

 

 

o   Boil plantain cubes with sufficient water in a wide skillet.

o   Add little bit of salt and turmeric powder While boiling the banana pieces.

o   Once Raw Banana (Plantain) is 100% cooked then strain the water completely. 

 

 

o   Take a skillet and prepare the tempering with oil, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, Urad dal, Hing and curry leaves. 

o   Now add ground masala and already boiled raw banana pieces and stir them well.

o   Cook until all masala is well incorporated with cooked raw banana pieces.  This process will take at least 5-8 minutes.

o   Once everything is done then transfer the curry in a serving bowl and enjoy with hot rice with plain dal or Chapathi.