Raw Banana Coconut Stir Fry Recipe - Vazhakkai Thoran Recipe

Thoran is a famous south indian dish. It is made with a whole lot of veggies, hmm i would say you can make thoran with almost all veggies. You can check all my thoran dish here.

Non Veg Thoran
Prawn Thoran
Baby Prawn Drumstick leaves thoran
Mutton thoran
Egg Thoran

This one i made it a little differently and use raw banana, it looked really beautiful plus it is healthy as well..You can check out my other thoran recipes..

So try it and let me know how it turns out for you.

Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 20 mins
Serves: 4

Ingredients:

Raw Banana - 2 medium size peeled and cubed
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder - ½ tsp
Water to cook banana

For Grinding:
Coconut - ½ cup
Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder - ½tsp
Red Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
Garlic - 1 peeled

For Seasoning:
Oil - 2 tblspn
Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - ½ tsp
Dry Red Chilli - 1
Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi - 1 pinch
Curry leaves - 1 sprig

Method:

Take cubed banana in a pan, add in salt, turmeric powder and water and cook this for 5 to 6 mins till it is tender. Drain and set aside.

Take all grinding ingredients in a blender and make it into a rough puree, don’t add any water to this.

Now heat oil in a kadai, add seasoning ingredients and saute for a min.

Add in raw banana and toss that in the oil, add in the coconut mix and stir fry for few mins.

Now serve.

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