Raw Banana Kootu is a delicious curry made with raw banana and chana dal cooked in ground coconut masala paste and garnished with roasted coconut gratings, goes well with rice.Raw Banana Kootu Curry recipe is explained with step by step method and photos.
The following ingredients are needed to prepare Raw Banana Kootu Curry.
Ingredients:-
Raw Banana. -3
Chana dal. -3tbsp
Turmeric powder. -1/4tsp
Tamarind. - a small piece
Salt. - to taste
For grinding the Coconut Masala paste:-
Grated Coconut. - 1/2 cup
Coriander seeds. - 2tsp
Chana dal. -1tbsp
Dry Red chillies. -3
For seasoning:-
Coconut oil. -1tsp
Mustard seeds -1tsp
Cumin seeds. -1/2tsp
Dry Red chillies. -2
Curry leaves. -1 spring
For Garnishing:-
Coconut oil. -1/2 tsp
Grated Coconut. - 2 tbsp
Instructions:-
1). Wash and pressure cook 3tblsp of chana dal adding sufficient water for 2 whistles and keep aside.
2). Dry roast coriander seeds, dry red chillies and 1tbsp of chana dal in a pan and allow to cool. Grind the above dry roasted ingredients along with grated coconut to a smooth paste adding little water.Keep aside the ground coconut masala paste.
3). Soak a small piece of tamarind in little water for 2 minutes and extract tamarind juice and keep aside.
Method:-
1). Peel and chop raw bananas into medium size cubes and wash well.In a wide cooking vessel add the chopped raw banana cubes, turmeric powder and little water and mix well.Boil and cook the banana cubes till soft on low flame.
2). Add cooked chana dal into the vessel and mix with the cooked banana cubes.
3). Add required salt and extracted tamarind juice into the vessel.Mix well and cook for a minute.
4). Add ground coconut masala paste into the vessel and mix well.
5).The kootu curry becomes thick when it cools down, so add little more water into the vessel and mix well to make it a gravy consistency.Boil and cook the gravy for 2 minutes and stir in between.Switch off the flame.
6). Heat 1tsp coconut oil in a small pan for seasoning and splutter mustard seeds and cumin seeds and saute well.Add dry red chillies and curry leaves into the pan and fry in oil and switch off the flame.
7). Pour the above seasoning into the banana kootu curry in the vessel.
8). In the same small pan roast 2tbsp of grated coconut in 1/2 tsp coconut oil till it turns golden colour and switch off the flame.
9). Sprinkle and garnish the above roasted coconut gratings over the banana kootu curry in the vessel.
10). Transfer the banana kootu curry to a serving bowl.
A very tasty and delicious Raw Banana Kootu Curry is ready to serve with rice.
The following ingredients are needed to prepare Raw Banana Kootu Curry.
Ingredients:-
Raw Banana. -3
Chana dal. -3tbsp
Turmeric powder. -1/4tsp
Tamarind. - a small piece
Salt. - to taste
For grinding the Coconut Masala paste:-
Grated Coconut. - 1/2 cup
Coriander seeds. - 2tsp
Chana dal. -1tbsp
Dry Red chillies. -3
For seasoning:-
Coconut oil. -1tsp
Mustard seeds -1tsp
Cumin seeds. -1/2tsp
Dry Red chillies. -2
Curry leaves. -1 spring
For Garnishing:-
Coconut oil. -1/2 tsp
Grated Coconut. - 2 tbsp
Instructions:-
1). Wash and pressure cook 3tblsp of chana dal adding sufficient water for 2 whistles and keep aside.
2). Dry roast coriander seeds, dry red chillies and 1tbsp of chana dal in a pan and allow to cool. Grind the above dry roasted ingredients along with grated coconut to a smooth paste adding little water.Keep aside the ground coconut masala paste.
3). Soak a small piece of tamarind in little water for 2 minutes and extract tamarind juice and keep aside.
Method:-
1). Peel and chop raw bananas into medium size cubes and wash well.In a wide cooking vessel add the chopped raw banana cubes, turmeric powder and little water and mix well.Boil and cook the banana cubes till soft on low flame.
2). Add cooked chana dal into the vessel and mix with the cooked banana cubes.
3). Add required salt and extracted tamarind juice into the vessel.Mix well and cook for a minute.
4). Add ground coconut masala paste into the vessel and mix well.
5).The kootu curry becomes thick when it cools down, so add little more water into the vessel and mix well to make it a gravy consistency.Boil and cook the gravy for 2 minutes and stir in between.Switch off the flame.
6). Heat 1tsp coconut oil in a small pan for seasoning and splutter mustard seeds and cumin seeds and saute well.Add dry red chillies and curry leaves into the pan and fry in oil and switch off the flame.
7). Pour the above seasoning into the banana kootu curry in the vessel.
8). In the same small pan roast 2tbsp of grated coconut in 1/2 tsp coconut oil till it turns golden colour and switch off the flame.
9). Sprinkle and garnish the above roasted coconut gratings over the banana kootu curry in the vessel.
10). Transfer the banana kootu curry to a serving bowl.
A very tasty and delicious Raw Banana Kootu Curry is ready to serve with rice.
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