Raw Banana, Plantain, Vazhakai Fry

Raw Banana, Plantain, Vazhakai is very low in Saturated Fat, Cholesterol and Sodium. It is also a good source of Dietary Fiber, Vitamin C, Potassium and Manganese, and a very good source of Vitamin B6.

Here again the best tasting raw banana fry I have eaten so far, as far as I have seen raw banana are either used as an ingredient for the famous banana chips from Kerala, or cooked in fashion that is not very interesting. But I once eat it in my aunt's place and realized it is very tasty. I thought everyone has a right to eat tasty and health food.

Ok let’s start the cooking. As usual lets try it first with a small quantity.

1. Take 2 raw bananas

2. Scrape off the green skin. Important raw banana's have the tendency to change colour when in contact with oxygen likes apples.

You could avoid its colour change by keeping them in vessel containing water.

3. Now you start chopping them into smaller pieces. I suggest the following style, which enhances the taste.( slit it open into 4 across it length, you will end up getting 4 long pieces, now slice them into smaller pieces across its width, don’t make very thin slices likes in chips , but make double or triple thickness. ) remember all which it is in a vessel containing water and goes back into.

It’s best to cook it immediately it is chopped.

4. After the chopping process, you may wish to immerse it into clean water again and drain it off completely.

5. In the meanwhile, have a dry non stick cooking pan ready on your stove, add 3-4 table spoons of cooking oil to it.

6. Once the oil is hot enough add the chopped raw bananas to it.  Let the flame be between low and medium.

7.  Stir it after 1 minute and continue to stir or pan fry it for up to 8-10 minutes, you will see it become lightly brown in colour.

8. Now you add a pinch of turmeric and stir again to spread the turmeric across evenly.

9. Now sprinkle salt for taste and stir it again.

10. After 1 minute or so, add chili powder may be 2-3 teaspoons based on your liking hot food.

11. Continue to fry until the raw smell of chili powder is gone and you see nice and crispy raw banana fry.

Isn’t it simple, but lot tastier than it could be otherwise.

Try it and have fun!