Chettinad Vazhakkai Curry – Chettinad Raw Banana Fry Recipe

• Raw banana / Vazhakkai – 1 no
• Big onion – 1 no ( chopped finely)
• Tomato – 1 no
• Green chilli – 1 no ( slitted)
• Garlic cloves – 4 nos ( chopped)
• Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
• Red chilli powder – 1/2 tsp ( i used Kashmiri chilli pwd)
• Salt – as needed

To temper

• Cooking oil – 1.5 tbsp
• Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
• Curry leaves – few

To grind

• Grated coconut – 1/4 cup
• Fennel seeds/soambu – 1 tsp
• Coriander leaves – to garnish

• Wash & peel the skin of raw banana. Chop into cubes & keep inside water to avoid discoloration. Grind the coconut + fennel seeds to a smooth paste adding enough water.

• In a kadai,heat oil and splutter mustard seeds,curry leaves. Saute onions,green chilli & garlic pieces until  onion becomes transparent. Add chopped tomato pieces and saute till mushy.

• Add turmeric powder,red chilli powder and required salt. Mix well and add the raw banana cubes. Mix well. Add some water & cover cook till the raw banana is cooked well. Make sure it is not mushy. It should be firm.
• Now add the ground coconut masala and mix well. Keep the flame medium and saute until you get a nice masala smell and raw banana gets coated with masala.Switch off the flame and garnish with coriander leaves.
  Enjoy !

Check out my other raw banana recipes

1. Raw banana chips
2. Raw banana bajji/fritters
3. Raw banana kootu

• Original recipe called for using 2 green chillies. But I used only one to make it less spicy. So add more for spicy fry.
• You can also add more red chilli powder instead.
• You can replace raw banana with arbi/Seppankizhangu but you should cook the arbi before adding in masala.