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Recipe prepared by Smt Jhansi Lakshmi
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Article written by Lakshmi Aparna
Aratikaya fry is prepared with raw banana in South India by Telugu people. This is very easy to prepare. Raw banana is cut into small pieces and stir fried adding little grated coconut. This is a good combination with steamed rice along with dal curries. Here are the step by step instructions.
Preparation time: 5 Minutes
Cooking time: 7-8 Minutes
Main ingredient: Raw banana
Course: Main
Category: Side dish
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients
Raw banana (Aratikaya): 1
Grated dry coconut powder: 1 tbsp
For talimpu (tempering, tadkha)
Dry red chilly (endumirapa, lal mirch): 1
Bengal gram (senagapappu, chana dal): 1/2 tbsp
Black gram (Minapappu, urad dal): 1/2 tbsp
Cumin seeds (jeelakarra, jeera): 1/4 tbsp
Mustard seeds (avalu, rai): 1/4 tbsp
Curry leaves (karivepaku, kare patte): Few
Salt (uppu, namak): As per taste
Red chilly powder (Kaaram): 1 tbsp
Oil (nune, thel): 1-2 tbsp
Procedure
Step 1: Peel and chop the raw banana into small pieces.
Note: Cut the banana when ready for cooking
Step 2: Pre-heat oil for talimpu. Let the flame stay in medium
When oil is sufficiently hot, temper the spices one after other in a second gap
Bengal gram
Black gram
Dry red Chilly
Cumin seeds
Mustard seeds
Step 3: Add curry leaves, saute for few seconds
Step 4: Add chopped banana pieces
Step 5: Add turmeric powder, stir-fry for 1 minute
Step 6: Close it with lid for 1 minute
Step 7: Add required salt and stir-fry for 2 minutes
Step 8: Add dry coconut powder and stir-fry for a minute
Step 9: Add red chilly powder, stir it once and turn off the flame
Step 10: Stir it for a minute after the flame is off, as the heat of pan is enough to finish cooking.
Tasty Aratikaya fry is ready to serve as a side dish with mudda pappu, tomato pappu, palakura pappu and any dal curry.
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