An interesting fact about Raw Banana is that even Diabetes Patients can eat this vegetable because of its high starch content, Where they are not supposed to eat Ripe Bananas. Raw Banana also has Pro-Biotic bacteria which helps to improve colon health. The only disadvantage of Raw Banana is that it may produce some bloating and gas. So Don't forget to use Asafoetida, when preparing this kuzhambu..
Here is the recipe..
Recipe For : 2
Preparation Time : 20 minutes
Ingredients:
Vazhakkai - 1 (Raw Banana)
Small Onions - 6-8
Tomato - 1/2
Tamarind - a lemon size ball
Salt - As required
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp
Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp (Kadugu)
Fenugreek Seeds - 1 tsp (vendhayam)
Green Chilli - 1
Curry Leaves - few
Asafoetida - a pinch
Asafoetida - a pinch
Oil - As required.
To Grind:
Chopped Coconut - 2 tbsp
Tomato - 1/2
Coriander Seeds - 1 tsp (malli)
Red Chilli - 2
Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp (seeragam)
Fennel Seeds - 1/2 tsp (sombu)
Pepper - 1/2 tsp (milagu)
Fenugreek Seeds - 1 tsp (vendhayam)
Toor Dal - 1 tsp (Thuvaram Parupu)
Procedure:
- Peel and chop Vazhakkai into little bigger pieces. Peel small onions.Chop tomato. Slit Green Chili.
- Dry roast everything except coconut and tomato. Grind roasted things with coconut and tomato. Your kuzhambu masala is ready. Extract juice from tamarind.
- Heat oil in a pan. Add chopped Vazhakkai. Saute for some time, till it changes its color and take it out.
- Heat some more oil in the same pan. Add mustard seeds and fenu greek seeds. When they splutter, add asafoetida, onions, green chilli and curry leaves.
- When onions are translucent, add chopped tomato..
- After a while, add ground masala. Add tamarind juice, salt and turmeric powder to the kuzhambu.
- Cook the kuzhambu in low flame, till vazhakkai is completely cooked and kuzhambu gets thicken. Alternatively you can cook kuzhambu for a whistle. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve.