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Raw Banana Fry (with Gram Flour)

I love this recipe. This tastes good with dal, rasam or even with curd rice. In fact, my cousin Sharan eats this like a snack. Also this recipe is healthy, owing to the fact that we are using only 1.5 spoons of oil & strictly no deep frying required and it is undeniably a rich side dish which is damn easy to make. Make this quick fry, your guests are gonna go gaga over this for sure.
Raw Banana Fry (with Gram Flour)
Ingredients:
1)Raw banana - 1
2)Gram flour(Besan) - 4 tsps
3)Asafetida - a pinch
4)Curry leaves - a bunch(or 5 sprigs)
5)Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
6)Coriander powder - 1 tsp
7)Salt - to taste
8)Oil - 1.5 tsps
9)Water - 3 tsps
10)Turmeric powder - a pinch
11)Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Preparation:
1)Cook the raw banana in pressure cooker for 1 whistle. Peel the skin & cut the banana into half-moon shaped pieces.
2)Add Gram flour, Turmeric powder, Asafetida, Red chilli powder, Coriander powder, Salt, Water in a bowl & make a flowy mixture. Now add the cut & cooked bananas into the mixture & slightly coat the exterior.
3)Take a frying pan, add oil, add mustard seeds, let it splutter.
4)Add curry leaves, let it splutter.
5)Add the banana mixture into the frying pan, also add the leftover gram flour mixture sticking to the sides of the bowl.
6)Keep stirring until the mixture cooks(it might stick to the pan a little) & starts to break down, make sure the raw besan smell goes off before you turn off the heat.
7)Taste the recipe for salt & there you go, you have Raw banana fry ready.

Comments

  1. Divya PramilFebruary 19, 2013 at 2:24 AM

    That sounds so delicious, will give a try next time I get raw bananas :)

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    1. Pavithra RFebruary 19, 2013 at 4:49 AM

      Thanks Divya!
      My little cousin Sharan can tolerate only fried potatoes(just plain not even mustard) with curd rice , but once i made this recipe he somehow liked it even though it had mustard & curry leaves. So this recipe has become a regular at home :)

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  2. TorviewtorontoFebruary 19, 2013 at 4:44 AM

    this sounds delicious

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  3. Navaneetham KrishnanApril 9, 2013 at 8:07 AM

    I too love this recipe, This is a perfect side that is very inviting and will be much loved by anyone.

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  4. ManjuApril 9, 2013 at 3:14 PM

    Love dishes prepared with raw banana...i like it texture and taste (ofcourse) ;-)
    Nice dish.

    Luv,
    Manju
    http://manjuseatingdelights.blogspot.com/

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    1. Pavithra RApril 9, 2013 at 7:17 PM

      Thanks Manju!! Indeed they are super easy to prepare and tastes good.
      Visited your space, you have very good recipe out there, very happy to follow you!

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  5. Latha MadhusudhanApril 9, 2013 at 9:42 PM

    Looks so tempting. I love the add of gram flour makes it crunchy too prob.
    Perfect with curd and rasam. I wanna try this sometime.

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    1. Pavithra RApril 9, 2013 at 10:08 PM

      Thanks Latha!
      It is indeed crunchy and tasty. I totally agree, great with curd and rasam. Do try, it comes out well.

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  6. ChitzApril 10, 2013 at 12:46 AM

    That's a great crunchy munchy side !! But very unfortunately, Deeps doesnt like me messing with this veggie.. Maybe I will try it for myself some day :)

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    1. Pavithra RApril 10, 2013 at 12:51 AM

      Thanks Chitz.
      Trust me, make this and give this to Deeps, he will start liking it.
      Same thing happened with my cousin Sharan, initially he was like, haan who will eat this? Once he got the taste of it, he was like I need one more bowl :-)

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  7. Sugar et alApril 10, 2013 at 4:32 AM

    You know I always wanted a good recipe with raw bananas. Apparently, I found it. Cant wait to try it out...that looks so good!

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    1. Pavithra RApril 10, 2013 at 5:02 AM

      Hey Thanks Sonali!! Do try this recipe, it is indeed a easy peesy one and comes out very well.

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  8. Nilu AMay 19, 2013 at 3:26 AM

    Loved this amazing recipe Pavithra :-)

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