Harve Kelya Kovolu / Raw Banana Curd Curry

 Harve kelya kovolu is a konkani style very tasty and easy to make curd based raw banana curry goes well with rice.Raw banana is called harve kele in konkani.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Harve Kelya Kovolu.

Ingredients:-

Raw banana.    - 3
Thick Curd.     -1cup
Green chilly.    -3
Curry leaves.   -1 spring
Mustard seeds. -1tsp
Coconut oil.     -1tsp
Salt.                 - to taste

Instructions:-

1).Peel the outer skin and chop raw bananas into very small pieces and keep them in water to prevent discoloring.

2). Wash and half slit green chillies lengthwise and keep aside.

3). Whisk the thick curd without lumps and keep aside.

Method:-

1). In a cooking vessel add the chopped raw banana pieces.Add half slit green chillies, required salt and 1cup of water into the cooking vessel. Boil and cook the raw banana pieces till soft and switch off the flame.

2). Heat coconut oil in a small pan for seasoning and splutter mustard seeds and cumin seeds and saute well. Add curry leaves into the pan and fry in oil for a second and switch off the flame.

3). Pour the above seasoning into the cooking vessel and mix the cooked banana pieces.

4). When little cooled add thick curd into the cooking vessel and mix with the cooked banana pieces.

A very tasty harve kele kovolu /raw banana curd curry is ready to serve with rice.