Kachhe Kele Ki Sabzi - Raw Banana Curry

I have been cooking ripe banana vegetable in sweet n sour taste for many years. But never gave a thought of making raw banana vegatable until my hubby insisted me yesterday. It was my first trial with this side dish. So here is how it turned out...

Ingredients:
Raw Bananas/Kachhe Kele - 5

Onion (Finely chopped) - 2

Tomato Puree: 1 cup
Oil for deep frying
Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 tsp
Red Chili Powder - 1 tsp
Coriander Powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt - to taste

Method:

1. Properly wash the raw bananas to remove the dirt etc.

2. Peel them off using sharp knife as the peel doesn't come out as easily as a ripe banana.

3.Chop the peeled bananas into small cubes.

4. Heat the cooking oil in a heavy bottomed cooking pan and deep fry them till golden brown. Do take care not to fry the bananas for longer as they dont need much time to cook or soften.

5. Keep the fried banana cubes aside and heat 2 tsp cooking oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds and allow them to crack. Then add chopped onion and saute until transparent. (you may grind the onions as per you taste).

6. Pour the tomato puree in the pan and stir fry it till the oil is separated. Now add ginger garlic paste, and dry spices including red chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt. Stir gently and cook for 3-4 minutes in open on medium flame, stir at regular intervals. (You may add some fresh cream or curd for rich gravy, which I didn't do in this recipe) 

7.  Now add the fried banana cubes, mix well with gentle hand movement. Cook covered for 3-4 minutes on low flame so that the spicy mixture penetrates the banana cubes. Sprinkle some coriander powder.

8. Serve hot with tadkewali daal and enjoy tasty bites of your roti or parantha :) 

 

Tip: You may skip using onion and garlic in the recipe & can enjoy it while fasting too.

Hope you enjoyed the tasty treat ;)