Raw Banana Vegetable Recipe Kerala Style

1. Kela Upkari/raw Banana Curry (south Indian Style Plantain Stir Fry)
1. Chettinad Vazhakkai Podimas, Raw Banana Stir Fry
2. Kerala Style Raw Banana Curry Recipe By Rama
3. Kerala Vazhakka Parippu Erissery
   1. Raw Banana Curry (plantain Masala)

This green banana curry (or green plantain curry if using plantains also known as cooking bananas) using unripe green bananas or green plantains uses coconut, spices and green mung beans.

This makes a very easy and yummy South Indian Kerala style vegetarian curry that goes great with rice for lunch or dinner.

You can quickly prepare this raw banana curry in a pressure cooker which helps you to make a quick and easy vegetarian curry for lunch or dinner using any leftover raw green bananas or plantains, coconut and few spices.

Kela Upkari/raw Banana Curry (south Indian Style Plantain Stir Fry)

We can use raw green plantains or medium to large sized raw green bananas to make this raw banana curry with payar (mung beans).

If you do not have freshly grated coconut, you can also use frozen shredded coconut or dry shredded coconut or dessicated coconut to prepare this banana curry.

Adding ghee in this recipe is totally optional, but I have found that adding ghee adds so much flavor to this curry, so I recommend adding ghee to this raw banana curry with green mung beans.

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So here is how you can make this easy and quick South Indian Kerala style ethakka curry or kaya curry or vazhakkai curry with payar following this raw banana curry/green plantain curry recipe with green mung beans.

You can buy green mung beans here and dry unsweetened shredded coconut here (if you don't have freshly grated coconut) to prepare this raw banana curry.

Wash and peel the green banana or green plantains, chop the plantain in to small cubes. Transfer the sliced green bananas to the pressure cooker.

Chettinad Vazhakkai Podimas, Raw Banana Stir Fry

Also add the crushed garlic, turmeric powder, red chili powder, 2 green chilies, coriander powder and also ghee, mix everything well and close the pressure cooker with lid.

Cook the contents for about 2 to 3 whistles or for about 10 to 12 minutes of cooking time. Once the cooking is done, switch off the pressure cooker and wait for the cooker to cool down.

Once the pressure cooker is cooled, open the cooker and see if the green mung beans (cherupayar) and ethakka (green plantain banana) is cooked well and soft.

Kerala Style Raw Banana Curry Recipe By Rama

Check the salt and add more if needed, also add more water as needed for the gravy, and stir well to mix the contents.

Heat the contents in medium heat for another 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally so that the coconut mixture will blend nicely with the cooked plantains and mung beans.

Serve the easy and delicious mung bean plantain curry with rice and other side dishes for an easy, yummy Kerala style lunch or dinner.

Kerala Vazhakka Parippu Erissery

Raw banana curry with cherupayar(green mug beans), coconut and spices makes a very easy, quick and yummy vegetarian curry with rice for lunch or dinner.

Calories: 294 kcal | Carbohydrates: 31 g | Protein: 10 g | Fat: 15 g | Saturated Fat: 12 g | Cholesterol: 2 mg | Sodium: 196 mg | Potassium: 667 mg | Fiber: 10 g | Sugar: 6 g | Vitamin A: 460 IU | Vitamin C: 65.7 mg | Calcium: 76 mg | Iron: 3.9 mg

Hope you found this post on ethakka curry with cherupayar or green banana curry with green mung beans, coconut and spices helpful in making an easy, yummy curry for a vegetarian South Indian Kerala style lunch or dinner.

Raw Banana Curry (plantain Masala)