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Vazhakkai Puttu is also known as Raw Banana Podimas is one of the traditional dish made with raw banana and its very popular in Tamil Nadu. 

Raw Banana is also known as green plantains in English, Vazhakkai in Tamil, Balekai in Kannada and Aratikaya in Telugu.

It's a simple stir fry of raw banana with chopped onions, curry leaves, green chillies and grated coconut. This is one of my favorite side dish for my regular south Indian lunch. Actually this is a savory side dish that goes well with sambar rice, rasam rice or even curd rice.

Podimas is a tamil word for mash/crush/crumble. Also, this podimas recipe can be made from boiled potatoes as well. 

Here i boiled the raw banana in an open sauce pot for 10 minutes. Alternatively, you can cook the banana in a pressure cooker for 1-2 whistle, and do not over cook. The boiled banana should be soft, cooked, yet firm and enough to grate or crumble. Follow my step by step photo recipe to prepare Vazhakkai Puttu. If you like this recipe share it, tweet it and pin it. Please do try and post your comments.

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RECIPE FOR RAW BANANA PODIMAS

Coarse       : Lunch / Side Dish

Cuisine      : South Indian

Author       : Jayashree Karthik

Prep Time  : 10 min

Cook Time : 25 min

Total Time  : 35 min

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INGREDIENTS

• 1 large raw banana

• 1 tbsp oil

• 1/4 tsp mustard seeds

• 1 tsp urad dal

• 1 tsp bengal gram dal

• 1/4 tsp hing

• 1 spring curry leaves

• 3 green chillies - slit

• 1 onion - finely chopped

• salt - to taste

• 1/4 cup grated coconut

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PROCEDURE

• bring 3-4 cup of water to boil in a sauce pot, cut the banana into two and add into the boiling water

• cover and cook in low flame for 8-10 minutes, after that the banana skin changes color and also it gets little tender when its pressed

• now remove the banana from water and allow to cool completely at room temperature. then, peel the skin and grate the banana using grater and set aside

• heat oil in a wide pan and temper with mustard seeds, urad dal and bengal gram dal

• add curry leaves and slit green chillies, saute for few seconds

• add finely chopped onion and saute well till translucent

• add grated boiled banana and salt 

• mix well, cover with lid and cook on low flame for 5 minutes

• now add grated coconut, mix well and cook for 1 minute and then switch off the flame

• vazhakkai puttu is ready

• serve with sambar rice, rasam rice, etc.,

• Enjoy!

NOTES

• adjust green chillies according to your taste
• if your banana is undercooked, nothing to worry, after adding the grated banana in the pan, sprinkle little water and close with lid and cook for few more extra minutes
• Don’t stir frequently, it will make the banana mushy

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RAW BANANA PODIMAS WITH STEP BY STEP PHOTO RECIPE

take 1 big raw banana

cut into 3 pieces and add into the boiling water

cover and cook in low flame for 8-10 minutes

then remove the banana from water and remove the skin

grate the banana using grater

heat oil in a pan and temper with mustard seeds, urad dal 

and bengal gram dal

add curry leaves and slit green chillies, saute for few seconds

add finely chopped onion

saute well until it turns transparent

add grated banana and salt

mix well and cook for 5 minutes in low flame

now add grated coconut

mix well

cover with lid and cook for 1 minute

Vazhakkai puttu is ready

serve with sambar rice, rasam rice, etc.,

Raw Banana Podimas