Amma used to make this veggie for us out of raw bananas.
I do not remember what all went on it all I remember is eating this delicious raw banana cubes with curd rice.
In my attempt to recreate this magic I tried making big cubes out of my raw bananas . There were about 2 cups of cubes.
Now I have lived in Goa for the last 23 years so some things have become a kind of a habit with me. So I added salt, chilli powder and turmeric to these cubes and went about the rest of my jobs but I was still mulling over how to proceed further.
About half an hour later I wanted some kind of veggie but still not reached some firm conclusion how to deal with the marinating bananas. I tossed all caution aside and heated oil in the kadhai/wok about ½ cups. It’s a bit too much but I do not know what demons were egging me on. In went mustard, jeera, some hing in rapid succession.
Here I need to confess I am too much of my mother’s daughter here I just follow what she did in making her vagarni/fodni . She never did wait for the oil to heat up then added mustard, hing/asafoetida etc. she just added her mustard, hing and turmeric one after the other without waiting for it to splutter then added her daal etc. after the mustard spluttered. Come to think of it even my grandma did the same, Maushi and Mami too do the same.
Okay coming to the oil now that your mustard has spluttered add the banana cubes and stir. It’s a good idea to cover the pan when you are doing so. Helps the bananas cook faster.
At this point of time I was worried as the oil seemed a bit more than usual . But 1 teaspoon jeera powder, coriander powder and amchur powder did dry up all the oil and I was left with the perfect copy of what Amma did.
Could use some limejuice if you want a sour taste.
To sum up the ingredients used are
2 cups of raw banana cubes
½ teaspoon haldi
1 teaspoon chilli powder
Salt
½ cup oil
Mustard
Jeera
Hing
1 teaspoon jeera powder
1 ½ teaspoon coriander powder
1 teaspoon amchur powder
Coriander
Lime juice (Optional) (adjust as per taste)
Sending this to Veggie/Fruit of the month- Raw Banana hosted by me Priyas Brainchild.
Archana
Nandini says
Very yummy.
Hari Chandana says
Simple and delicious palya.. looks perfect !!
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Prathima Rao says
Simple & delish!!
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Archana says
Thanks girls.
Santosh Bangar says
simple tasty
Sravs says
So delicious and wonderful !!
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Amy says
yummy!!
I have entries to your events,still couldnt link/post.will send you soon....
Alpana says
Very delicious..........
divya says
Omg, curry looks absolutely divine, irresistible..