Vazhakai Poriyal (Plaintain stir fry)

Vazhakai Poriyal (Plaintain stir fry)

I always pick up raw plantain during our trip to the Indian store. Our favorite way to have this raw banana is in the form of banana chips or as bajji. I occasionally make this stir fry with simple spices and this makes a great accompaniment to dal and rice and also with rotis and chapatis as a dry curry.
Preparation Time: 5min

Cooking Time: 12min

Serves: 2 

Shelf life:1day

Serving Suggestion: Rice with plain dal or Chapathi is a Perfect match

 Ingredients

Raw plantain / Vazhakkai - 1
Onion - 1/2 medium sized
Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon
All-Purpose curry powder/Sambar powder/Red chilli powder - 1 teaspoon
Oil - 1 teaspoon
Mustard seeds - 1 teaspoon
Urad dal - 1 teaspoon
Curry leaves - 1 sprig
Salt to taste


Directions
1.Peel the raw plantain and chop the plantain into small cubes.
2.In a wide saucepan, heat the oil and do the tempering with mustard seeds, urad dal and curry leaves.
3.Once everything starts spluttering, add the chopped onions and saute until it turns translucent.
4.Then add the chopped raw plantain and the spice powder (all-purpose curry powder/chilli powder/sambar powder), turmeric powder and salt.
5.Mix everything together and add half a cup of water. Cover and cook for about two minutes.
6.Remove the lid and stir everything together again. Allow the plantain to roast and turn crispy and golden brown for about five minutes.