Vazhakai cutlet

Ingredients :

2 Raw Bananas
1/2 Carrot Grated
1/3 Cup Green Peas
1/2 Cup Small Red Onion
1 tsp Chilli Powder
1 tsp Garam masala
Salt as per taste
Few sprigs of Kothamali (green coriander)


Method :
Boil the banana's in a cooker and peel the skin. Smash the banana; add the onion, grated carrot, peas and all the masala's. Add salt and kothamali - mix this together and make small cutlets out of them. Place them in the tava and allow it to cook. Turn both the sides until they reach dark brown color by adding few drops of oil .Serve hot with pudhina chutney.

Vazhakkai Poriyal (Green banana Fry)

Ingredients:

• Vazhakkai(green plantain)- 1 (medium size)
• Onion- 1 (chopped)
• Garlic- 5 (sliced, I love garlic. If you don't want so much reduce the quantity)
• Curry leaves- few
• Salt
• Sambar powder- 1 1/2 tsp
• Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
• Besan powder- 1 tbsp

Method: 

Peel off the outer skin from the plantain. Cut it into any shape you like. Usually I do the rounds. This time I did it different. Keep the cut plantains in water as it might turn dark when exposed to air. 

Heat oil in a kadai, fry mustard seeds, urad dal and channa dal (1/2 tsp each). Then fry onions, garlic and curry leaves. When onion turns transparent add the cut plantains and turmeric and sambar powder. Fry for 2 mins. Then add required salt and 1/4 cup water. Close and cook until 3/4 th done. 

Remove the lid and allow all the water to dry. Check for seasonings. Add more salt or chilli if you want. When it is dry and almost done add besan powder and mix well. Keep it in medium low flame and roast till done. 

This curry goes well with sambar rice, rasam rice or curd rice.