Aratikaya Masala Vepudu
Aratikaya Masala Vepudu or Vazhakkai Masala Varuval is spiced dry saute made with plantain or raw banana. The roasted spice powder added to this makes it a very delicious side dish with plain dal and rice.
Ingredients
For the Fry
- 2 no Plantain
- 1/4 cup Onions finely chopped
- 1 no Green Chilies
- 3 to 4 Cloves Garlic
- Salt to Taste
- A Pinch Turmeric Powder
- 1 tsp Red Chili Powder
- 2 tsp Cooking Oil
- Handful Curry Leaves
- 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
For the Masala Powder
- 5 no Red Dry Chillies
- 1 tbsp Peanut roasted
- 1 tsp Coriander Seeds
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
Instructions
- Wash and chop the plantain into 1 inch cubes. Soak in water until frying
- Heat a nonstick pan and dry roast dry chilies, coriander seeds, cumin seeds for a minute, transfer to a plate and grind to a powder along with roasted peanuts.
- Heat the same nonstick pan with oil, temper with mustard Seeds, curry leaves.
- Next add crushed garlic, finely chopped onions and slit green chilies. Saute well.
- Then add the cubed plantain pieces, simmer, add salt and turmeric powder. Combine well and cook with lid covered.
- Cook for 5 - 7 mins, then add the chili powder, mix well.
- Simmer for another 5 mins or till the plantain is well cooked with the steamed.
- Finally, remove the lid and sprinkle the ground masala powder, mix well.
- Serve as a side dish along with Dal, Steamed Rice.
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