Raw banana or Aartikaya or Vazhaikai or Vazhakka or Upma curry

Ingredients:

Raw bananas 3

Onion 1 chopped into small pieces

Mustard seeds 1 teaspoon

Urad dal 1 teaspoon

Chana dal 1 teaspoon

Jeera ½ teaspoon

Tumeric powder 1 pinch

Coriander powder  ½ teaspoon

Ginger 1 cm piece paste (optional)

Oil 3 teaspoons or 1 tablespoon

Curry leaves 1 string

Red chilies 2 (broken into 2 to 3 pieces)

Red chilli powder ½ teaspoon

or

Green chillies 2 (make a paste of it)

(adjust accordingly)

Salt as needed

Preparation:

1. Cook raw bananas in cooker or in a pan along with the skin.

2. After they are cooked renove the skin and mash them.

3. Heat a pan add oil to it after oil is heated add mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal, jeera, red chilies d and curry leaves. When the mustard seeds  start to splutter and dals change color add the onion pieces.

4. When the onion pieces become transulcent add the mashed raw banana.

5. Saute well and  tumeric powder and salt, cook for 10 minutes.

6. Add red chili powder mix well and switch off the stove.