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RAW BANANA FRY | VAZHAKKAI VARUVAL| VEGETABLE STIR FRY

Raw banana fry is one of the easiest and delicious raw banana recipes. It is also called as plantain and is often used as vegetable in south India to make bajji, curry, fry and chips. Raw banana fry can be made in so many ways and this is one of the easy method and it taste mild spicy, delicious and crispy. It goes along with curd rice, rasam rice, sambar rice, lemon rice etc., Follow my step-by-step photo recipe to prepare raw banana fry. If you like this recipe, share it, tweet it and pin it. Please do try and post your comments.

RECIPE FOR RAW BANANA FRY

Course       : Side Dish

Cuisine      : South India

Author       : Jayashree Karthik

Prep Time  : 10 min

Cook Time : 12 min

Total Time  : 22 min

INGREDIENTS

• 1 raw banana

• 1.5 tbsp oil

• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds

• 1/2 tsp urad dal

• 1/4 tsp hing/asafoetida

• 1 spring curry leaves

• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder

• 2 tsp sambar powder

• salt as needed

• 1 tbsp rice flour (optional)

PROCEDURE

• take 1 raw banana 

• remove the head and tail

• peel off the skin using a peeler

• slice into thin rounds

• soak in water to avoid darkening

• heat oil in a cast iron wok

• add mustard seeds, urad dal and hing, saute until dal changes color

• add curry leaves and allowed to turn crisp

• add turmeric powder, sambar powder and salt

• mix well

• add sliced raw banana and discard the water

• combine well with all the spices

• cover and cook in low medium flame

• cook until raw banana turn brown and crisp, stir constantly

• add rice flour if you want

• toss well

• cook for 1 minute

• switch off the flame

• serve with sambar rice, curd rice or rasam rice

• tastes delicious

Raw Banana Fry with Step-By-Step Photo Recipe

Take 1 raw banana

cut the head and tail and discard it

peel off the skin using peeler

slice into thin rounds

soak in water to avoid darkening

heat oil in a cast iron wok

add mustard seeds, urad dal and hing, saute well

add curry leaves, saute well till it turn crisp

add turmeric powder, sambar powder and salt

mix well

add sliced raw banana and discard the water

combine well with all the spices

cover and cook in low medium flame, stir constantly

raw banana turns brown and crisp

for more crisp, add rice flour (optional) and toss well

cook for 1 minute 

Yummy Raw Banana Fry Ready

serve with Curd Rice, Sambar Rice or Rasam Rice