VAZHAKKAI PODIMAS

This is done by cooking  raw banana/vazhakkai in hot water or steaming it without cutting into pieces. With the help of pressure cooker, it can be prepared easily. It tastes awesome with rice and sambar and Mor kuzhumbu/Butter milk kuzhumbu.

INGREDIENTS:

Vazhakkai/ Raw banana - 2

Onion - 1

Garlic - 4

Green chilly - 2

Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp

Salt

For Seasoning

Mustard - 1/2 tsp

Urad dhal - 1/2 tsp

Bengal gram - 1/2 tsp 

Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp

Oil - 2 tsp

Curry leaves - a little

Coriander leaves - a little

METHOD:

1. In a pressure cooker, add vazhakkai cut into two with enough water and cook for 2 whistles on high flame.

2. After the pressure reduces, drain the water and peel of the skin after it cools down.

3. Using a grater, grate finely or can mash with hands.

4. In a tawa, add oil and add the seasoning one by one.

5. Add finely chopped onions, green chillies and garlic and cook well until nice aroma comes out. 

 

6. Add the grated vazhakkai, pepper powder along with required salt and mix well and cook for few minutes.

7. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

8. Tasty Vazhakkai Podimas is ready.

See for Mor Kuzhumbu in this blog

Note:

• Pepper powder is optional. I have added since vazhakkai may cause gas related problems.
• Adding a pinch of Turmeric while pressure cooking vazhakkai is optional.