Vazhakai Kulambu

This curry can be used for rice and also as a side dish for chapathi. Plaintains are good for health and they have less sugar content than banana. They are rich in Vitamin A, potassium and fiber.

Preparation Time: 20minutes

Cooking Time: 25minutes

vitamin A, potassium and fiber

vitamin A, potassium and fiber

Ingredients:

• Vazhakai/Plantain -1
• Onion -2
• Tomato -1
• Coconut -1/4 cup
• Khus Khus/kasa kasa -1tsp
• Cashew -5
• Cinnamon/Pattai -1
• Cloves/Krambu -1
• Fennel seeds/Sombu/Perunjeerakam -1tsp
• Mustard seeds/kadugu -1/4tsp
• Urad dal/Ulutham parupu -1/4tsp
• Curry leaf -2springs
• Chilli powder -1tblsp
• Salt -1tsp
• Oil -1tblsp+1tblsp

For Grinding:

• Coconut -1/4 cup
• Khus Khus/kasa kasa -1tsp
• Cashew -5

Grind this to a fine paste by adding water

Preparation:

• Cut vazhakai into pieces
• Cut onion and tomato into small pieces 
• Grind the things given under "For grinding" and keep

Procedure:

• Cut vazhakai into pieces
• Pour 1tblsp oil in a pan.After it gets heated put vallakai and deep fry and keep aside
• Pour 1tblsp oil in a pan
• After it gets heated put mustard seed,urad dal,cinnamon,cloves,fennel seeds
• After it crackles, add onion and fry till it turns golden brown
• Then add tomato and fry till it becomes soft
• Then add chilli powder and fry
• Add the ground paste next and fry
• Add required water,salt and allow it to boil
• Then add vallakai an d boil for 5minutes
• A tasty vallakai kulambu is ready

 

Step by Step Procedure:

 

Cut vallakai into pieces

 Pour some oil in a pan

 After it gets heated, put vallakai and fry and keep aside

  In a mixer add coconut,khus,khus,cashew and grind

 Grind this to a fine paste by adding water 

 Pour oil in a pan

 After it gets heated put mustard seed,urad dal,cinnamon,cloves,fennel seeds

After it crackles, add onion and fry till it turns golden brown

Then add tomato and fry till it becomes soft

 Then add chilli powder and fry

 Add the ground paste next and fry

 Add required water,salt and allow it to boil

 Then add vallakai an d boil for 5minutes

 Now boil for 5 min

A tasty vazhakai kulambu is ready