VAZHAKA THORAN, RAW BANANA DRY SUBZI, PLANTAIN THORAN

Thoran or poriyal  a dry subzi is made as an accompaniment for sambar rice, rasam rice, morukootan rice etc.  Very simple and easy preparation with any one of the vegetables with some freshly grated coconut is awesome to have it with chapati too.

I have already posted avarakka poriyal.

watch youtube: vazhakai thoran, raw banana dry subzi


Let us look at the recipe now:

Preparation time: 5 minutes
cooking time: 5 minutes
serves: 1

Ingredients:

1 raw banana
1 tbsp oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp urad dal
a pinch of asafoetida
a pinch of turmeric powder
a small piece of red chilli
few curry leaves
1 tbsp grated coconut
less than 1/4 tsp chilli powder or a small piece of green chilli
salt

Method:

Peel the banana and cut into small cubes and put it in water.
Heat oil in kadai.  add the mustard seeds, urad dal, curry leaves, asafoetida, broken red chilli.
when it is done, wash and add the banana pieces.  add the turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt, mix well and cover it for cooking.  stir in between to avoid sticking to the bottom of the kadai.  when it is cooked, add the grated coconut and serve hot with chapati or with rice.

TIPS:  if you are not adding chilli powder, pulse the coconut and green chilli for a second in the mixer and add to the subzi.

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