Raw Banana Podi / Vazhakkai Podi

Raw Banana Podi / Vazhakkai Podi

                

                      Vazhakkai podi is a rare and traditional recipe. I have learnt this recipe for chef venkatesh bhat cook book. this is goes well with sambar rice, curd rice and awesome combination with hot rice and ghee. Like parupu podi this too very tasty more spicy that it. Try this rare recipe and make your family to taste an new dish.  

Ingredients:

• Raw Banana - 1
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
• Hing - 1/2 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• Curry leaves - few
• Salt - as needed
• Oil - 2 tsp

Roast in oil and grind:

• Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp
• Bengal gram - 1 tbsp
• Urad dal - 1 tbsp
• Toor dal - 1 1/4 tsp
• Red chilly - 10 (Round chilly)

Stepwise pictures for this recipe:

Method:

• Roast all the above ingredients in oil and grind. keep aside.

• Cut the banana into two halves and boil the raw banana in water with skin. add salt and turmeric powder into it.

• Raw banana should cook well like mashing consistency.

• Remove the skin and keep aside.

• Heat oil in a pan, add the mustard seeds when it get splutters, add urad dal, curry leaves and hing. Pour it in a boil. Smashed the cooked banana with it. add the ground masala powder and mix well.

• Serve this vazhakkai podi with hot rice and ghee.