Raw banana curry recipe – Raw banana is high in protein, many other nutrients, has low Glycemic Index and has high resistant starch making it suitable even to the diabetic folks. It is one of the veggies that i cook often since my kids love them a lot. This raw banana curry is simple to prepare and goes good with plain rice, rasam or sambar. I also pack this for the kids lunch box as a side with jeera rice, coconut rice, lemon rice and pudina rice.

A dry curry goes good if there is a rasam or vegetable sambar to go with the meal. You can make it slightly moist to accompany roti, chapathi.

To make this raw banana curry, the whole banana is cooked with the peel so that the nutrients are not leached to the water which is discarded. The cooked banana is then seasoned.

How to make raw banana curry recipe

1. Wash banana under running water. Add salt to a large pot with water and soak the banana for a while to get rid of pesticide residue. Discard the water and cut off both the ends of the banana. Refill the pot with water and cook on a medium flame till completely done. To check i prick them with a fork or knife. If the banana is still uncooked, it is hard to prick. It usually takes around 12 to 15 minutes to cook 2 large bananas. Even if it is slightly under cooked it is just fine. Alternately they can be grilled on charcoal, doing it on gas stove may clog the burner.

boiling plantains for raw banana curry recipe

2. Remove the banana from hot water and set aside to cool. The peel comes off easily. Cube them or mash them gently however you like.

peel plantain for raw banana curry recipe

3. Add oil to a pan, heat it. Add mustard, cumin, dals and saute until the dals turn golden. Add grated ginger or ginger garlic paste and curry leaves. Fry until the raw smell of ginger goes away. It can also be added after frying onions.

addition of tempering for raw banana curry recipe

4. Add onions and green chili, fry until lightly pink or golden. Sprinkle turmeric and salt. Make sure you use enough green chilies to get the heat.

frying onions for raw banana curry recipe

5. Add banana.

addition of plantain in aratikaya curry recipe

6. Stir well. Cover and cook on a low flame for 3 minutes. If the banana is under cooked, little water can be sprinkled and cooked.

7. When the banana is soft cooked, add coriander leaves. Switch off. If using red chili powder and garam masala you can add it now. I did not use any, it tastes good even without spice powders if enough green chili is used. At this stage, If you like to mash the banana you can mash it and add a bit of water to keep the curry moist. I did mash it little but forgot to take a picture. Little lemon juice can also be added now.