green banana fry | chettinad vazhakkai fry

green banana fry | chettinad vazhakkai fry is otherwise called as vazhakai Meen varuval, as it looks crispy outside, soft inside. It will be a perfect side dish with curd rice, dhal rice, and also with any kulambu.

Let’s see how to make it.

For preparing this fry you need to use more oil

Alternatives:

You can use adjust the spice powder ratio of your choice, especially the chilly powder

moreover, You can cut plantain of your desired shapes, but not too thin or thick, medium thickness needed.

Let us get into the recipe of green banana fry | chettinad vazhakkai fry

Recipe cuisine: South Indian

course: side dish

preparation time: 10 minutes

cooking time:20 minutes

serves: 4

Ingredients:

Oil – 4 tbsp

Plantain – 2 number / 250 gm

Coriander powder – 1 tbsp

Chilli powder – 2 tsp

Garam masala – 1/2 tsp

Pepper – 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

To Grind:

Garlic pods – 8

Fennel seeds – 1 tsp

Preparation method:

1. Firstly, Peel off the plantain and chop in lengthwise, put inside the water to avoid blackening

2. Secondly, Grind the garlic pods and fennel seeds coarsely without any water and keep aside

3. Thirdly, Heat 4 tbsp of oil in a pan, put the water-drained plantain one by one, shallow fry the plantain pieces to be half cooked, and also, fry all the pieces in batches for 30 seconds. (plantain pieces got half cooked, now need to be cooked completely)

4. Fourthly, In the same pan with remaining oil, add urad dhal to get crisp and asafoetida.

5. Fifthly, Add the ground garlic fennel paste, and fry till the raw smell goes off

6. Add the spice powder (coriander powder – 2 tbsp, Kashmiri red chilli powder – 2 tsp, garam masala powder – 1/2 tsp) and salt and mix well keep the flame at low

7. Add the fried plantains, mix well

8. Fry the plantain in low flame for 15 minutes, but keep stirring in regular intervals without breaking the pieces.

9. finally, take the fried pieces from the pan

At the end, all the oil disappears, the plantain looks dry and crispy

Stepwise picture recipe for green banana fry | chettinad vazhakkai fry:

Chopping plantain:

First of all, take 2 plantains and peel off the skin using a peeler or knife

*cut into medium-sized pieces*, so that it could be fried up quickly, keep the chopped pieces immersed inside the water, and keep them aside

plantain fry — *Ingredients* needed for this recipe

To grind:

Secondly, *Take garlic and fennel seeds*

Frying – green banana fry | chettinad vazhakkai fry:

Now the green banana fry | chettinad vazhakkai fry is ready

Note:

Furthermore, there is a chance of spice powders to be burnt as we are frying till the plantain to be crisp, just ignore if it happens, but keep stirring at all the stages, in the end, take off the fried pieces separately to serve.