RAW BANANA SUBZI

Banana raw or ripe can be used for making varieties of food apart from eating the same as a fruit.  We can make chips,subzi etc. out of the raw bananas and the ripe one can be used for making milk shakes,  pan cakes, curries, jams etc.  They can be baked or steamed or wrapped in banana leaves and cooked.

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Banana are high in anti oxidants.  They are known to reduce swelling, protect against developing type 2 diabetes, aid in weight loss, strengthen the nervous system and in production of white blood cells due to the high level of Vitamin B6 that it contains.

All the parts of the plant is useful to us right from the flower to the stem (thandu), leaves etc.  Bananas are sliced and sun dried to make powder out of it which is cooked with milk and fed to the babies.  This is quite healthy comparing to the baby foods available now a days. In Kerala, Pazham pori, chips and Nurukku is famous.  Pachadi is also made out of the banana.

Bananas are good for  heart. They are packed with potassium.  Bananas' high potassium and low sodium content may also help protect your cardiovascular system against high  blood pressure.  When you are very tired and exhausted, hava a banana which will keep you energised.  It is high in fiber,  and Vitamin B6 help protect against type 2 diabetes and in weight loss.

Coming back to the recipe normally in our house, we make chips or mezhukupuratti or dry subzi out of this along with dal for chapati.  Since I was lazy to make dal, I thought of making this subzi with tomato and onion for the chapati.

Let us look at the recipe now:

Time taken: 30 minutes
serves: 2

Ingredients:

2 raw bananas
1 small tomato
1 onion
1 green chilli
2 garlic cloves
a small piece of ginger finely chopped
1 tsp sambar powder or pav bhaji masala or red chilli powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
salt

Tempering:

1 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
2 tsp oil
a generous pinch of asafoetida
few curry leaves

Method:

1.  Peel the banana (you can also use with the skin), and cut  into small cubes.  Chop the tomato, green chilli, cloves and onion finely.

2.  Heat oil in kadai.  Add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves, asafoetida.  When it is done,  add the garlic cloves, green chilli, ginger, saute for few seconds.

3.  Add the chopped onion,saute till translucent.  Add the tomatoes and cook till mushy.  

4.  Add the turmeric powder, sambar powder or pav bhaji masala or red chilli powder saute for a minute.  Now add the bananas, salt and 1/4 cup water.  Mix well, cover and cook the bananas are soft.

5.  Garnish with coriander leaves

How to serve:

 serve with phulka, chapati or rice as side dish.

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