Vazhaikkai - unripe banana; puttu - anything steam cooked and loose as sand .
Vazhaikkai puttu is a spicy scrambled plantain fry served as side dish with rice.
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Ingredients:
Unripe Plantain Nenthran kaaai - 2onion (finely chopped) - 1
dry red chilly - 2
curry leaf - 1 sprig
coconut oil - 1 tbsp
mustard - 1 tsp
urid dal - 1 tsp
shredded coconut - 1/4 cup
cumin - 1/2 tsp
turmeric - 1/2 tsp
shredded coconut - 1/4 cup
cumin - 1/2 tsp
turmeric - 1/2 tsp
hing - a pinch
salt - 1 tsp
Take out and let them cool. Remove the skin and grate the unripe banana in a carrot shredder.
In a wok, heat the coconut oil and add mustard seeds followed by the black gram lentil. As soon as the mustard crackles add the dry red chillies, curry leaves , onion and stir till the onion wilts. Immediately add the shredded plantain, salt, turmeric, hing and mix well. Check for salt. Fry till it becomes loose. If using nentharankaai (plantain variety) add 1/4 cup water and cook closed for 5 mins if needed. If using shorter banana (Tamilnadu variety), no need to cook in water after steaming.
salt - 1 tsp
Method:
Wash the green plantains / bananas. Steam cook them using an Idly cooker or in a normal cooker without adding the pressure valve for 10 minutes. Check it by piercing a fork and it should pass through without difficulty but firm in shape.Take out and let them cool. Remove the skin and grate the unripe banana in a carrot shredder.
In a wok, heat the coconut oil and add mustard seeds followed by the black gram lentil. As soon as the mustard crackles add the dry red chillies, curry leaves , onion and stir till the onion wilts. Immediately add the shredded plantain, salt, turmeric, hing and mix well. Check for salt. Fry till it becomes loose. If using nentharankaai (plantain variety) add 1/4 cup water and cook closed for 5 mins if needed. If using shorter banana (Tamilnadu variety), no need to cook in water after steaming.
Then mix the freshly shredded coconut and switch off.
Vazhaikkai puttu is ready!
Vazhaikkai puttu is ready!
Serving suggestions:
Serve as side dish with rice and sambar or vatral kulambu or kara kulambu or rasam.Note:
Some people add turmeric to the puttu , while others make it white. Both tastes good.வாழைக்காய் புட்டு :
வாழைக்காய் புட்டு
நேந்திரங்காய் / நாட்டு வாழைக்காய் - 2
வெங்காயம் - 1
காய்ந்த மிளகாய் - 2
கறிவேப்பிலை - 1 sprig
தேங்காய் எண்ணெய் - 1 tbsp
கடுகு - 1 tsp
உளுந்து - 1 tsp
தேங்காய் துருவல் - 1/4 cup
சீரகம் - 1/2 tsp
மஞ்சள் - 1/2 tsp
பெருங்காயத்தூள் - a pinch
உப்பு - 1 tsp
