Vazhakkai poriyal
Vazhakkai poriyal, from above
VegVeganTamil Nadu

Vazhakkai poriyal

Raw banana cubes, spiced and roasted crisp. Potato fry's sensible cousin.

30 minTime
2 gProtein each
mediumSpice
Raw banana fry1 chapter · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's waySambar powder, rice flour crust, roasted in a kadai.
The original
182kcalsame
2 gproteinsame
4 gfibresame
30minutessame

Vazhakkai poriyal, Tamil home style.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Raw banana (green plantain)2 large, peeled and cubed
Sambar powder2 tsp
Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp
Rice flour1 tbsp
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tbsp
Mustard seeds½ tsp
Urad dal (split black gram)1 tsp
Curry leaves2 sprigs
Asafoetidaa pinch
Waterfor parboiling
Saltto taste

Method

3 steps
  1. 1Peel and cube raw banana into water with turmeric. Parboil 3 minutes and drain.
  2. 2Toss with sambar powder, salt and rice flour.
  3. 3Heat oil, temper mustard, urad dal, curry leaves and asafoetida. Add banana and roast on medium, turning, until crisp.
Serve it like this

Serve hot on a plate, with a few fresh coriander leaves on top.

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What goes with Vazhakkai poriyal: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Verkadalai sadam20 min
Bread or rice Ellu sadam20 min
With a main Mor kuzhambu35 min
With a main Kambu koozh40 min
To drink Neer mor8 min
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