It is raining cats and dogs here in Vadodara for the last 3 to 4 days. Very nice climate for the otherwise hot Vadodara. The city has become comparatively very cool and is very pleasant. So thought of making something hot, spicy and crispy for lunch today to compliment this pleasing weather. Decided to make Hot and Spicy Vathal Kuzhambu, Crispy Raw Bananas ( we call it Ennai Vazhakkai) and Steaming Hot Rice.
Thinking of Raw Bananas, I remember an incident which happened in the early days of our marriage. My HD is a very picky eater in those days. He used to like only Rasam, Potatoes and Podi otherwise nothing else. We and some of our other friends had been invited for dinner by one of our friends. And they had prepared Chettinad Special dishes for us. Some of the dishes were Idiyyappam, Kosmalli, Rice, Crispy Raw Bananas etc. And these are those dishes which he used to hate in those days. Out of compulsion he had to eat there and was praising them for nice virundhu (feast). With great difficulty I had compressed my laughter in their house. Back at home, I burst into great laughter and was teasing him. At last I had to prepare a special dinner for him.
So coming back to the topic, so today I am presenting here
Ingredients
Raw Bananas - 4 to 5
Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tb.sp
Turmeric Powder - 2 t.sp
Red Chilli - 1 t.sp / Sambhar Powder - 1 to 1 1/2 tb.sp
Salt to taste
Oil
Method
Peel the Bananas and cut them in thin circles. Put them in a bowl, add all the ingredients except oil and marinate for about half an hour to one hour. Heat a kadai (I prefer Non-stick, since the amount of oil used is considerably less). Pour some oil. Once the oil is hot put the marinated Bananas in it and keep turning them for some time, keeping the gas on medium flame. Do it carefully so that you do not break the bananas. After sometime you can leave it open on a sim flame till it turns crispy turning it in between after 5 minutes. It will take about 20 minutes to half an hour.
I transfer them to a preheated oven once they are about half done. This also reduces the oil used to an extent. So this was simple and easy isn't it.
Next Comes Manathakkali Vathal Kuzhambu.
Thinking of Raw Bananas, I remember an incident which happened in the early days of our marriage. My HD is a very picky eater in those days. He used to like only Rasam, Potatoes and Podi otherwise nothing else. We and some of our other friends had been invited for dinner by one of our friends. And they had prepared Chettinad Special dishes for us. Some of the dishes were Idiyyappam, Kosmalli, Rice, Crispy Raw Bananas etc. And these are those dishes which he used to hate in those days. Out of compulsion he had to eat there and was praising them for nice virundhu (feast). With great difficulty I had compressed my laughter in their house. Back at home, I burst into great laughter and was teasing him. At last I had to prepare a special dinner for him.
So coming back to the topic, so today I am presenting here
Crispy Raw Bananas (Ennai Vazhakkai)
Ingredients
Raw Bananas - 4 to 5
Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tb.sp
Turmeric Powder - 2 t.sp
Red Chilli - 1 t.sp / Sambhar Powder - 1 to 1 1/2 tb.sp
Salt to taste
Oil
Method
Peel the Bananas and cut them in thin circles. Put them in a bowl, add all the ingredients except oil and marinate for about half an hour to one hour. Heat a kadai (I prefer Non-stick, since the amount of oil used is considerably less). Pour some oil. Once the oil is hot put the marinated Bananas in it and keep turning them for some time, keeping the gas on medium flame. Do it carefully so that you do not break the bananas. After sometime you can leave it open on a sim flame till it turns crispy turning it in between after 5 minutes. It will take about 20 minutes to half an hour.
I transfer them to a preheated oven once they are about half done. This also reduces the oil used to an extent. So this was simple and easy isn't it.
Next Comes Manathakkali Vathal Kuzhambu.
1 comment:
I love this dish so much...love to have with kaara kuzhambu...
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