Raw Plantain Masala
Most of us have a pre conceived notion about which vegetable goes with rotis and what tastes good with rice, isn’t it? In Kerala, people do eat lot of raw plantain in different forms. The most common form being simple stir fry with or without grated coconut, added in avial, erisseri, koottukari, kalan etc. And most of these goes well with steamed rice. We generally make some North Indian style curries with our rotis. So, the other day, me and Neha were thinking of
trying raw plantain in such a way that it would go well with our chapatis. Thus this recipe was born 🙂
And trust me, the curry tasted quite good with rotis and we really enjoyed it. Please do try it. You can use any variety of raw plantain that’s available at your place. You can also adjust the consistency of the curry according to your liking.
Ingredients:
- Raw plantain 1 big
- Salt to taste
- Onion 1 big
- Tomato 1 big
- Green chilies 1-2
- Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
- Red chili powder 1 tsp
- Coriander powder 2 tsp
- Refined oil 1 tbsp + 2 tsp
- Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp
- Curry leaves few
- Coriander leaves 2 sprigs
- Fresh cream 1 tbsp (optional)
- Kasoori methi 1 tsp
Method:
- Peel the raw plantain and cut it into small cubes. Soak it in water added with half a teaspoon of turmeric.
- Chop the onion, tomato and green chilies.
- Heat two teaspoons of oil in pan and stir fry the plantain pieces with a pinch of salt till it’s cooked and crispy.
- Remove from fire and keep aside.
- Now heat a tablespoon of oil in an iron kadhai and add mustard seeds.
- When they splutter, add curry leaves.
- Furthermore add the onion, green chilies and saute till translucent.
- Add the dry spices and tomato pieces and cook well till the oil floats on top.
- Into this masala mixture, add the stir fried plantain pieces and mix well.
- Add around half a cup to one cup water, salt to taste, cover and cook for 5 minutes.
- Pour a tablespoon of fresh cream and mix gently.
- Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves and sprinkle some crushed kasoori methi on top.
- Serve it hot with rotis or phulkas or steamed rice.
