A quick stir fry using raw bananas which can be served with rice and curries.
Ingredients:
Raw Banana – 3
Oil – 1 1/2 tbsp
Gram flour – 1 tsp
To grind:
Aniseed/Saunf – 1 tsp
Pepper – 1 tsp
Ginger – 1/4 inch piece
Garlic – 3 cloves
Onion – 1 small
Tomato – 1 small
Red chillie powder – 1 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder – 1 1/2 tsp
Salt – to taste
For seasoning:
Mustard – 1/2 tsp
Udad dal – 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves – 7-8
Preparation:
Wash and peel the raw bananas and chop it into thin rounds as shown in picture.
Grind the items under ‘to grind’ and apply this masala on the sliced bananas.
Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds and udad dal. When it starts to sizzle and turns golden in colour, add the curry leaves. Add the coated bananas to the pan.
On a low flame, toss the bananas for 2 minutes. Sprinkle little water in between and cover and cook them. Keep sauteeing them often as the masalas may stick to the pan. Add 1 tsp of oil if required. When they are cooked, you may sprinkle a tsp of gram flour to it and fry them again for another 2 minutes.
The stir fry is ready to be served with rice.
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