How much cooking time?

40 min — 10 min prep, 30 min cooking.

Vazhakkai Thoran (Raw Banana Thoran)

Name: Vazhakkai Thoran (Raw Banana Thoran)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Kerala Indian
Ingredients: 0.5tsp cumin; 0.5cup Coconut; 1tbsp oil; 3piece Garlic; salt; 2cup Water; 0.25tsp Turmeric Powder; 4piece green chillies; 0.25tsp mustard; 2piece Raw Banana (Vazhakkai); 8piece Curry Leaves; 2piece dry red chillies

Kerala vegetarian semi-dry thoran made with raw banana (vazhakkai) cooked soft and tossed with ground coconut, garlic, green chilli and cumin, tempered with mustard seeds and curry leaves. A classic Kerala rice-side. About 220 calories per serving.

Time 40 min · Serves 8 · 67 kcal · All Kerala, Kerala

Ingredients

Main

cumin — 0.5 tsp (ground)
Coconut — 0.5 cup (grated)
oil — 1 tbsp (whole)
Garlic — 3 piece (chopped)
salt (optional) (whole)
Water — 2 cup (whole)
Turmeric Powder — 0.25 tsp (ground)
green chillies — 4 piece (chopped)
mustard — 0.25 tsp (ground)
Raw Banana (Vazhakkai) — 2 piece (chopped)

Tempering

Curry Leaves — 8 piece (ground)
dry red chillies — 2 piece (whole)

Method

To make Raw Banana Thoran, first peel the raw bananas and chop them into small pieces. Add them to a saucepan with turmeric powder and 2 cups of water and cook until soft and tender. Meanwhile, coarsely grind the coconut, garlic, green chillies and cumin.
Heat oil in a kadai, splutter the mustard seeds, dry red chillies and curry leaves. Add the cooked raw banana and the ground coconut mixture and mix well.
Cook for 1 to 2 minutes until well combined and serve. Serve Raw Banana Thoran with keerai sambar and steamed rice for lunch.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Vazhakkai Thoran (Raw Banana Thoran)?: 67 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 40 min — 10 min prep, 30 min cooking.

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