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
¼ teaspoon of
salt
Grind Coarsely Together:
2 of
dry red chillies
1 teaspoon of
jeera / cumin
1 teaspoon of coriander powder / malli podi
½ cup of
grated coconut
4 shallots / ulli / chinna vengaayam
A pinch of
turmeric powder
For Tempering:
1 tablespoon of
oil
¼ teaspoon of
mustard seeds
¼ teaspoon 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!
Priya
Super delicious masala,love it..
Richa
the vazhakkai looks amazing.. its been a while since i ate it since my roomies made this when we were in grad school! nice clicks!
Poornima Nair
That looks yummm...we usually make the thoran, must try this.
Kalyan
Just mouthwatering...looks so easy to prepare and delicious!
Anisha
This sounds yummm... I've bookmarked this, hope I can try it tomorrow itself.
sangeeta
Something i would love. I liked the way you didn't peel off the skin completely . I like retaining the whole skin too, but peel off a thin sliver when its blackened a bit.
Lavanya
Hi Nags, knowing that you are part of the free spirit blogger - and realising that you are soon to clone a coffee shop drink - has me excited. I am new to Singapore (if that is what you would call someone who has been here 7 months) and I have been to places that you reviewed and I have been extremely happy with the suggestions. I can't wait to see which coffee shop drink you plan to clone.
Ramya
very yummy side dish
Manju
Oooh its been such a long time that ive had this and I love this dish. Almost forgotten about it! Thanks for reminding me :)The masala paste im used to is a little different, but this ones looks great too!
Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal
Love your masala paste, sounds superb !!!!