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    Home » Curry Recipes » Vazhakka Thoran – Vazhakkai Poriyal – Kerala Plantain Curry Recipe

    Last Updated: July 29, 2020 | First Published on: June 27, 2013 by Hari Chandana Ponnaluri

    Vazhakka Thoran – Vazhakkai Poriyal – Kerala Plantain Curry Recipe

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    Ethakka Thoran / Vazhakka Thoran / Kerala Style Raw Banana Curry Recipe:
    Preparation & Cooking Time : 20 mins  
    Serves: 4 persons

    Ingredients:

    Plantains: 2
    Fresh Coconut: ½ cup
    Green Chillies: 3 – 4
    Shallots: 6
    Cumin Seeds: ½ tsp
    Mustard Seeds: ½ tsp
    Turmeric Powder: ¼ ts
    Curry Leaves: 1 sprig
    Red Chilli: 1
    Salt to taste
    Oil / Coconut Oil: 1 tbsp

    Method:

    1. Wash, peel and chop the plantain into pieces.

    2. In

    a saucepan, add the chopped plantains, turmeric powder, salt and water
    and
    cook until plantain pieces are tender. Drain and set aside.

    3. Grind the
    shallots, cumin seeds, coconut and green chillies into a little coarse paste and
    set aside.

    4. Heat oil in a pan and add the mustard seeds and let them
    splutter. Add the curry leaves and red chilli and fry for a couple of minutes.

    5. Now add the ground coconut mixture and fry for a couple of
    seconds.

    6. Add the cooked plantains and mix well. Adjust the salt
    and switch off the flame. Serve with rice.

    You might also like to check these Kerala recipes:

    • Aviyal Recipe
    • Kerala Coconut Chutney
    • Idiyappam
    • Ariyunda
    • Kerala Dal
    • Ada Pradhaman
    • Pazham Pori

     

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    Filed Under: Curry Recipes, Uncategorized Tagged With: drycurry, plantain

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    Comments

    1. Laxmi says

      June 27, 2013 at 7:28 pm

      love this simple stir fry.. occurs in our menu often.. 🙂

      Reply
    2. divya says

      June 27, 2013 at 8:52 pm

      Oh this looks super tempting

      Reply
    3. Veena Theagarajan says

      June 27, 2013 at 11:32 pm

      looks Yum!

      Reply
    4. Sowmya Madhavan says

      June 28, 2013 at 12:12 am

      Cook rarely with plantains,but love them..looks yummy

      Reply
    5. Wer SAHM says

      June 28, 2013 at 3:46 am

      plantains are always my favourite ….. this thoran is ultimate of all i suppose

      Reply
    6. Srimathi Mani says

      June 28, 2013 at 6:13 pm

      Will try this. Its a great side dish for a meal.

      Reply
    7. Asha Shivakumar says

      June 28, 2013 at 4:17 pm

      Looks really nice. Perfect with some rasam.

      Reply
    8. http://thenovicehousewife.wordpress.com says

      July 05, 2013 at 8:22 pm

      I just kerala spices in a dish. have never tried this, but sounds interesting enough to give it a try! 🙂

      Reply
    9. nandoos Kitchen says

      February 24, 2014 at 4:40 am

      vazhakka thoran looks really nice. Love it. thoranum, kpptanum chorum.. enikku vaiyya.. kothiyavunnu

      Reply

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