Raw Banana Avial

Banana Avial is made with raw Robusta Bananas and Carrot cooked in coarsely ground Coconut, Cumin seeds, Green chilly paste and whisked Curd. A delicious curry goes well with Rice.Simple and easy to make recipe and step by step method with photos.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Raw Banana Avial.

Ingredients:-

Raw Banana.        - 4 or 5
Carrot.                   -1
Curd.                      -1/2cup
Red chilly powder. -1tsp
Turmeric Powder.   -1/4tsp
Curry leaves.           -2 spring
Coconut oil.             -1tsp
Salt.                          - to taste

For grinding Coconut paste:-

Grated Coconut. -1 cup
Cumin seeds.      -1/2tsp
Green chilly.       -1

Instructions:-

1). Peel the outer skin and chop raw Bananas into 1/2 inch lengthy pieces.Keep the chopped raw Banana pieces in water.

2). Scrap the outer skin and chop Carrot into 1/2 inch lengthy pieces.Keep the chopped Carrot pieces along with Banana pieces in water.

3). Grind grated Coconut, Cumin seeds and Green chilly to a coarse paste adding very little water. Keep aside the coarsely ground Coconut paste.

4). Whisk the Card adding little water without lumps and keep aside.

Method:-

1). In a wide cooking vessel add the chopped raw Banana pieces and chopped Carrot pieces. Add Red chilly powder, Turmeric powder required Salt and 1cup of water.

2). Boil and cook for10 minutes on low flame or till the raw Banana and Carrot become 3/4 th cooked.Stir well in between.

3). Add the coarsely ground Coconut paste into the cooking vessel.

4). Mix the ground Coconut paste with the cooked Banana and Carrot pieces and boil for a minute.

5). Add whisked Curd into the curry in the cooking vessel and mix well.

6). The consistency of the curry is semi thick. Add little water according to the consistency and boil for a minute. Mix well and switch off the flame.

7). Add fresh Curry leaves into the curry in the cooking vessel.

8). Lastly add fresh Coconut oil into the curry in the cooking vessel and mix well.

9). Transfer the raw Banana Avial to a serving bowl.

A very tasty raw Banana Avial is ready to serve with rice.