Meena's Taste Mantra

Vazhakkai Maikuvarrati | Raw Banana Sabzi

A simple but super delicious sabzi - Vazhakkai Maikuvarrati. This Raw Banana Sabzi is a wonderful side dish along with Thaiyr Sadam | Curd Rice, Steamed Rice with Sambhar | Rasam combination!

Ingredients:

2 Raw Banana | Plaintain | Vazhakkai

1/4 tsp Haldi | Turmeric Powder

1/4 cup water | approximately

1 tsp Oil | Chutta-Ennai

To taste Salt

Method:

Wash and dry the raw bananas. Make a slight cut on the stem portion and gently pull the topmost layer of the peel. The entire peel shouldn't be removed. Cut the bananas to 1/2 " cubes. Put them in a bowl of water so that they do not change colour.
In a pan add the drained banana cubes and water. Water is just for cooking the banana..hence it should be very little.
Add salt and haldi. Mix well.
cover and cook on a low flame for 2 minutes. Open and check if the bananas are cooked. The cooked bananas will be soft when you press, but will still hold their shape.
Add oil to the cooked bananas and mix well..this is what in Tamil we call as Maikuvarrati - Maiku is oil and Varrati is roasting in the oil!
After a minute, switch off the gas.
Transfer to a serving bowl.
Serve Vazhakkai Maikuvarrati | Raw Banana Sabzi as a side dish along with Steamed Rice and any Sambhar | Rasam or Thaiyr Sadam | Curd Rice.

The taste for this sabzi is mainly from the Chutta-Ennai...oil which we have used once for frying any papad.

A very easy and phataphat recipe...tastes really awesome!

About C R Meena

(c) 2014 - 2016, Meena's Taste Mantra is the result of my ardent desire to share my recipes, with all who appreciate and celebrate food. These recipes are as a result of 60 years of cooking experience, influenced by tradition and exposure to various concepts, new recipes/ingredients and a passion for cooking - adapting to healthier alternatives.