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Vazhaikkai Podi-Raw Banana Podi Recipe

November 30, 2018 by PadhuSankar 4 Comments

Vazhaikkai Podi-Raw Banana Podi is dry side dish prepared with raw banana and spices. It is not very common, in fact many do not know about this dish at all. I do make this when I have leftover raw bananas/raw plantain. This is very tasty, when had with hot rice and ghee. Make any vegetable kootu to pair with it and your lunch is ready in a jiffy. These dishes take mere minutes to prepare. Today we will learn how to make raw banana podi following this easy recipe.

Vazhaikkai Podi

Vazhaikkai Podi-Raw Banana Podi


Vazhaikkai Podi-Raw Banana Podi

 Prep Time : 10 mins

 Cook Time : 10 mins 
 Serves: 2
 Recipe Category: Side dish-Podi recipes
 Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
 Author:Padhu Sankar

   Ingredients needed

   Raw Banana – 1 big
   Oil – 1 tsp
   Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
   Salt needed

   Spice powder

   Bengal gram dal – 1 tbsp
   Coriander seeds – 1 tbsp
   Tur dal – 2 tsp
   Red chillies -3-4

   For seasoning

   Ghee – 1 tsp
   Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
   Urad dal – 1 tsp
   Hing – a pinch
   Curry leaves – a sprig

Preparations


Bring water to boil. Cut raw banana into 2-3 pieces with skin and add to the boiling water. Add little salt and turmeric powder and cook on medium heat until banana gets tender. You can also pressure cook for 1 whistle. Once it is cooked, turn off heat and keep it covered. Let it cool.

how to make vazhaikkai podi

Heat a tsp of oil, roast bengal gram dal/kadalai paruppu, coriander seeds, tur dal and red chillies until dal turns golden brown. Once it cools, powder it coarsely.

preparation of spice powder for vazhaikai podi

Peel the skin of the cooked raw banana and mash it with your fingers, when it is warm.

raw plantain podi recipe

Method

Heat a tsp of ghee, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add urad dal, hing and curry leaves. When dal turns golden brown, pour the seasoning on the mashed raw banana.

Raw Banana Podi Recipe

Add the prepared spice powder, salt needed and mix everything well.

vazhaikkai podi recipe

Mix hot steaming rice with needed raw banana podi, top it with a tsp of ghee and enjoy.

As this vazhaikkai podi is a bit dry, pair it with some vegetable kootu. It goes well with any kootu.

Shelf life and storage – Store it in the refrigerator. It keeps well for 2 days.

Our lunch that day was 

Vazhaikkai podi

Ladiesfinger curry 

Sorakkai kootu   (now with video)

Instant mango pickle

Simple South Indain Vegetarian lunch menu

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Comments

  1. sarika

    December 4, 2018 at 6:45 am

    This is gorgeous, and sounds delicious!

    Reply
  2. jaya sree

    December 10, 2018 at 6:26 am

    hi padhu I tried this it tasted great with hot rice and ghee as you had mentioned. Sunday lunch was koutturn and raw banana podi. tasted very delicious. superb

    Reply
  3. Unknown

    April 3, 2019 at 11:28 am

    Wow, i am first time visit your site but now i am big fan keep it up

    Reply
  4. Sekar veerappan

    November 22, 2022 at 2:14 am

    My mother used to roast the raw banana over wood fire , cut them into pieces and grind it along with those mix you specified. Those days lovely!

    Reply

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