Kele Koddel (Konkani Recipe)

Kele Koddel is a coconut based Konkani curry made with raw banana, seasoned with garlic and goes well with rice. Kele Koddel recipe is explained with step by step method and photos.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Kele Koddel.

Ingredients:-

Raw banana (Kele). -3
Grated Coconut.      -1 cup
Dry Red chillies.     - 6
Turmeric powder.   - a pinch
Tamarind.               - a small marble size
Garlic.                    - 8 or 10
Salt.                       - to taste

Instructions:-

1). Roast dry red chillies in little oil.Grind the roasted red chillies along with grated coconut, tamarind and a pinch of turmeric powder to a fine paste adding very little water. Keep aside the ground coconut masala paste.

2). Peel the skin and slightly crush garlic cloves and keep aside.

Method:-

1). Peel the outer skin of raw bananas,wash and chop into medium thick pieces.In a wide bottom pan add the chopped raw banana pieces, required salt and 1/2 cup of water. Boil and cook the raw banana pieces till soft on low flame.

2). Add ground coconut masala paste to the cooked banana pieces in the pan.

3). Add little water and mix well and make the curry to a semi thick gravy consistency. Boil and cook for 2 minutes on low flame and switch off the flame.

4). Heat coconut oil in a small pan for seasoning and add slightly crushed garlic cloves.Saute well till garlic turns light golden brown colour and switch off the flame.

5). Pour the above garlic seasoning over the curry in the pan.

6). Transfer the curry to a serving bowl.

A very tasty and spicy Kele Koddel is ready to serve hot with rice.

Notes:-

You can season the Kele Koddel curry with mustard seeds, broken dry red chilly pieces and hing powder in coconut oil instead of garlic seasoning.