Raw Banana Curry

Name: Raw Banana Curry
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 4 green raw banana; 2 tablespoons oil; 1 sprig curry leaves; 12 teaspoon mustard seeds; 12 teaspoon cumin seeds; 1 pinch asafoetida; 1 green chili; 1/2 teaspoon turmeric (haldi); 1 teaspoon salt (adjust to taste); cup onions (finely chopped or sliced, 1 large); 3 %4 cup tomatoes (deseeded, chopped & mashed or pureed; 1 %2 teaspoon ginger garlic paste; 1 teaspoon red chili powder (adjust as needed); 1 teaspoon garam masala adjust to suit; 12 teaspoon coriander powder (optional, more if needed); 2 tablespoons coriander leaves chopped

Monika Jain @monika_jain

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Monika Jain @monika_jain

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Ingredients

30 mins

2 servings

4green raw banana
2 tablespoonsoil
1 sprigcurry leaves
12 teaspoonmustard seeds
12 teaspooncumin seeds
1 pinchasafoetida
1green chili
1/2 teaspoonturmeric (haldi)
1 teaspoonsalt (adjust to taste)
cuponions (finely chopped or sliced, 1 large)
3%4 cup tomatoes (deseeded, chopped & mashed or pureed
1%2 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
1 teaspoonred chili powder (adjust as needed)
1 teaspoongaram masala adjust to suit
12 teaspooncoriander powder (optional, more if needed)
2 tablespoonscoriander leaves chopped

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Steps

30 mins

1

Wash & peel banana
Make sure the inner
skin has been
removed completely
Dice them and add to
a bowl of water and boil in pressure cooker.
2

Heat a pan with oil
Add cumin and
mustard seeds
3

When they begin to
sizzle, add hing, curry
leaves, onions and
green chilies. Saute
until the onions turn
completely golden
4

Add ginger garlic
paste and fry until
the raw smell goes off
5

Add tomatoes, salt
and turmeric. Mix
and saute until the
tomatoes turn
mushy.
6

Add red chili powder,
garam masala and
coriander powder.
Mix and saute for 2
to 3 mins,
7

Pour half cup hot
water (or plantain
cooked water) to the
pan and stir well.
Cook untii the
mixture turns to a
thick gravy like. You
can add more water
if you like a moist
curry. I made this to
a dry raw banana
masala curry,
8

Taste test and adjust
salt. Add the boiled
banana pieces). Stir well.
9

Cover and cook for 3
to 4 mins on a very
low flame until fork
tender but not
mushy.
Taste test and adjust
salt and spices
10

Add coriander
leaves. Switch off
Serve Raw banana curry with rice or roti.