Name: Kaai Curry recipe by Femina Shiraz at BetterButter
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Ripe Plantain (Nendra banana, big) 2; Thick Coconut Milk 1 Cup; Thin Coocnut milk 3 cups; Raw rice 1/2 cup; Chana dal 1/2 cup; Onion 1/4 of a big onion; Cardamom 2; sugar 1 cup; Salt as required; Water as required

ABOUT Kaai Curry RECIPE

Kaai curry is one of the most delicious desserts made of bananas. Ripe plantains are cooked in fresh, home-made coconut milk and reduced to form a rich and creamy dessert. Chana dal gives this otherwise melt-in-the-mouth dessert a crunch in between. Rice is used as the thickening agent and it is a c

Ingredients Serving: 4

Ripe Plantain (Nendra banana, big) 2
Thick Coconut Milk 1 Cup
Thin Coocnut milk 3 cups
Raw rice 1/2 cup
Chana dal 1/2 cup
Onion 1/4 of a big onion
Cardamom 2
sugar 1 cup
Salt as required
Water as required

Instructions

Wash and soak chana dal and raw rice separately in two different bowls for about one hour.
After an hour, cook chana dal with little salt in water.
Once done, drain the water and keep it aside.
Slice the bananas as shown in the picture, and keep them aside.
Now, grind together the rice, onion nd cardamom with 1 cup water to a very fine paste. (It is better to grind in the smallest jar of the mixer as the big jar would be too big).
Now take the rice batter in a non-stick pan.
To this, add the thin coconut milk.
Switch the flame on, and keep stirring continuously.
After about 8-10 minutes, the mixture begins to thicken and become creamy.
At this stage, add the sugar, salt, cooked chana dal and sliced bananas. Mix well.
Let the bananas cook for about 10 minutes.
Stir continuously.
After that, add the thick coconut milk and mix.
Let it boil for about 2 minutes.
Switch the flame off.
Delicious and creamy kaai curry is ready to be served.

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