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Vazhakkai Podi (Fry) Recipe

Vazhakkai Podi (Fry) Recipe with step by step pictures. In this recipe the freshly roasted ground spice mix are mixed with raw banana which gives a nice flavour to the dish.
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 87kcal

Ingredients

  • 7 medium size Vazhakkai / Raw Banana
  • Water as needed
  • Salt to taste
  • For Roasting & Grinding:
  • 1 tsp Oil
  • 3 tbsp Channa Dal / Kadalai Paruppu
  • 3 tbsp Toor Dal / Tuvaram Paruppu
  • 4 Dry Red Chilli
  • ¼ tsp Asafoetida / Kaya Podi / Hing
  • For Tempering:
  • 2 tbsp Oil
  • 1 tsp Mustard Seeds / Kaduku
  • 1 tsp Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu
  • 1 spring Curry leaves

Instructions

  • Cut bananas in half and steam them for 15 to 20 mins till the bananas is cooked completely.
  • Now peel them and break them into rough pieces.
  • Now make the spice powders. Heat oil and fry all the ingredients on a low flame till they are nicely golden.
  • This will take around 5 mins. Allow them to cool down and powder them finely.
  • Now heat oil in a kadai. Add in all the tempering spices and saute them for a min.
  • Add in the cooked broken banana and season them with some salt. Toss well.
  • Now add in some water and sprinkle in the powdered spices. Mix well.
  • Let them fry for 5 mins or so.
  • Switch off the flame and serve with rice.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 87kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 0.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 9mg | Potassium: 97mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 286IU | Vitamin C: 43mg | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 1mg
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