Name: Raw banana/Plantain puttu/podimas recipe by Muthulakshmi Madhavakrishnan at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: 3 small raw bananas; 1 onion, finely chopped; 2 green chillies, finely chopped; 1/4 cup grated coconut; 10 curry leaves; 1/4 tsp mustard; 1/4 tsp urid dal; 1 tsp oil; Salt to taste

ABOUT Raw banana/Plantain puttu/podimas RECIPE

This is one of our all time favourite side dish for sambar, rasam and pulikuzhambu. The raw bananas are pre cooked or steam cooked. These cooked bananas further grated into small gratings. Then the grated bananas are flavoured with finely chopped onions and some good amount of freshly grated coconuts.

Ingredients Serving: 3

3 small raw bananas
1 onion, finely chopped
2 green chillies, finely chopped
1/4 cup grated coconut
10 curry leaves
1/4 tsp mustard
1/4 tsp urid dal
1 tsp oil
Salt to taste

Instructions

Cut each bananas in half and place them in a vessel or pot. Add water, cover it with a lid and cook on medium flame.
After few minutes, gently flip them and cook.
Check the doneness by gently inserting a knife into the banana. It should be medium soft. Now drain the water and allow them to cool completely.
Once it cools down, peel the skin gently. Now take a carrot grater and grate the cooked bananas in a plate or bowl. Grate them evenly without any solid pieces.
Add the grated coconuts and required salt to this grated bananas. Mix them gently with your hands or spoon.
Heat some oil in a pan and add the mustard and urid dal. Allow them to crackle and add the chopped green chillies, curry leaves and onions to it.
When the onions turn soft add the mixed raw banana mixture and give it a quick stir and transfer them to the serving dish.

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