Plantain Peel StirFry/Arati Thokkala Vepudu

In the previous post I shared with you all a delicious plantain soup recipe.In that post I mentioned that the plantain peels can be used for making chutneys or spice powder or stir fry.Earlier I posted few recipes using plantain peels.Today I am going to share with you a stirfry with the cooked plantain peels.

This is how the delicious plantain peels stirfry is made---------------

Main Ingredients :

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Plantains/Aratikayalu....................2 large(we will use only the peels in this recipe)

Seasoning Ingredients :

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Sesame Oil...............................2tbsp

Cumin Seeds.............................1tsp

Turmeric...................................1/4tsp

Black Pepper Powder...............1.5tsp

Salt...........................................to taste

Preparation :

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Clean the plantains with cold water and remove the tips.Now cut both the plantains into 2 halves and pressure cook them with the peel for 2 whistles.Once the cooker cools down remove the plantains from the cooker and remove the peel from the plantain pulp and keep it aside.You can use the pulp for making curry or soup.

 

Now take the peels and cut them into small pieces for making the stir fry.

Place a pan on the stove on medium high heat and add sesame oil to it.Once the oil heats up add cumin seeds and let them splutter.

Now add the cut plantain peels to the pan and stir well.Keep frying the peel pieces for few more minutes and add salt and turmeric too.

Fry till the peel pieces are little crisp.Now add black pepper powder and stir them well and switch off the stove.

Delicious Plantain Peel Stir Fry is ready to be served with warm rice.

This recipe goes to my event CWF-WV:Plantain being hosted by me.Please send in your delicious entries for this event before Dec10th.



Plantain Soup/Aratikaya Soup/Raw Banana Soup

Today I am sharing with you all a very delicious and healthy soup that I made with plantains.I had 2 plantains/aratikaya waiting to be cooked and within couple of days they started to ripen.This is the first time I had to cook something with ripe plantains.So I decided to make a soup with the ripe plantains as it would be too sweet for making curries.The soup turned out great.We liked it and hope you would too.

This is how the soup is made-------------

Main Ingredients :

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Ripe Plantains/Pandina Aratikayalu.....................2(large)

Onion................................................................1(large)

Carrot...............................................................2(medium)

Vegetable Broth................................................1litre(low sodium)

Seasoning Ingredients :

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Sesame Oil.....................................1tbsp

Cinnamon Stick..............................1(small piece)

Nutmeg..........................................1(small piece)

Bay Leaves....................................2

Garlic.............................................2(pearls minced)

Paprika..........................................1/2tsp

Turmeric........................................1/2tsp

Cumin-Corinder Powder................2tsp

Black Pepper Powder....................1tsp

Salt................................................to taste

Preparation :

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Rinse the plantains under cold water and cut off the tips.Now cut the plantains into 2 halves each with the peel(do not temove the peel) and pressure cook for 2 whistles.Once the cooker is cooled down remove the cooked plantains from the cooker and peel them.Keep the peel aside.(You can use the plantain peel for making Chutney1 ,Chutney 2 or Chutney/Spice Powder or Stirfry.)

Meanwhile dice the onion and finely chop the carrots and keep them asisde.

Now place a sauce pan or a vessel on the stove on medium high heat and add sesame oil to it.Once the oil is heated add the cinnamon stick,nutmeg and bayleaves and stir.

Later add the diced onions and let cook for few minutes till the onions sweat.Now add the minced garlic.

Once the onions are cooked add the finely chopped/grated carrot to the pan,add little salt and cook for few more minutes till the veggies start to soften.

Meanwhile take the cooked plantain pulp and blend it into a soft paste in the blender.

Once the veggies in the saucepan start to sweat add plantain puree,paprika,turmeric and cumin-coriander powder to the pan and stir well.

After 2 minutes add the low-sodium vegetable broth to the plantain spices mix and stir well.Let the entire mixture in the pan/vessel come to a boil.

Once it starts to boil switch off the stove and sprinkle a little powdered black pepper.The plantain soup is ready to be served.Remove the cinnamon stick,piece of nutmeg and bayleaves from the soup before serving.

Delicious and healthy Plantain Soup is ready to be served with some baked pita chips.Enjoy the warm soup and let me know ho you liked it.

This recipe goes to my event CWF-WV:Plantain which is being hosted by me from Oct 10th to Dec 10th.Do send in your delicious entries for this event.

Back with An Event Announcement: CWF-WV:Plantain/Raw Banana

Dear Friends and Visitors of SUMADHURA , Thank you very much for your continuous support during my absence from blogging.Though it was an unannounced break from blogging it was for a needed reason.This long break had helped me get better with my neck and shoulder problems.I am back with great enthusiasm and hope to get all your continued support in the present and future too.

It's been few months that I hosted an event and here I am again hosting my own event Cooking with Whole Foods.This time I have chosen Plantain/Raw Banana as the star ingredient.

Plantains are very commonly used vegetable in Southern India.Not only in India but they are a staple in Asian cuisine,African cuisine ,South American cuisine too.Though plantains look like bananas they both are not the same.To know more about the distinction between plantain and banana click here.

The plantain tree and the plantains are useful to mankind in plenty of ways.While the plantain is edible the tree and its parts are very useful too.Plantain leaves are used for cooking, and are used for dining(instead of plates), the inside part of the plantain bark is edible and has culinary and medical uses.Plantain flower is edible too and used in culinary preparations.Plantain or raw banana can be cooked in many ways.It can be boiled,fried,grilled,steamed,barbecued and enjoyed.To know more about the plantain and the different varieties that are available you can go here.Plantain is not only used in the culinary world but also has lot of medicinal uses.To know about some of the medicinal uses of plantain you can read here and here.

This is a bi-monthly event so you have good amount of time to get cooking with your plantains and send in your recipes to this event.The rules for the event are as follows :

1) Use your creativity and make a healthy dish with the main Ingredient : PLANTAIN.

2) Link your recipe to this event page and my name and my blog name.

3) Send in as many recipes as you can with the main ingredient.( All Vegetarian , No Eggs ).

4) Archived recipes are accepted, link your main recipe to this event page ,my name and blog name.(Need not repost).

5) Posting the logo is appreciated,it helps spread the word.

6) Late entries are not accepted.

7) When you mail me the recipe in the Subject mention : CWF -WV:Plantain

8) Please send your recipes to kjsumadhura@gmail.com  from now on till Dec 10th 2011 with the following details :

Your Name :

Recipe Name :

Recipe URL :

Photo of Recipe :

Non-Bloggers can send in their recipes too by sending me the recipe and a picture(optional) of the recipe and your location to kjsumadhura@gmail.com

Aratithokkala Podi/Plantain Peel(Raw Banana Peel) Spice Powder and Chutney for Idli,Dosa and Rice(Oil Free)

Thank you Priya Mitharwal for trying to guess the recipe ,it is partially a chutney but mainly a delicious spice powder with the plantain peels.I wanted to try something different from the chutney's and ended up making this new combination.Earlier ,too I made chutneys with plantain peels and they are very unique(Recipes here and here).I can definitely say that this is the first time anyone in the food blog world has come across this one of a kind delicious,healthy and oil free spice powder and chutney made with plantain peels.

Today I am presenting to you 2 delicious dishes from same ingredients.We all relished them and hope you would too.

Firstly,let us see how this delicious spice powder with plantain peels is made------

Main Ingredients :

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Plantain Peels.............................from 2 plantains/raw bananas steamed

Dhalia/Putnala Pappu.................1/2cup

Coconut Pieces.........................5(fresh or frozen 2inch size)

Green Chillies............................6(to taste,the chillies I used are not very spicy)

Garlic Cloves............................2

Salt...........................................to taste

Preparation :

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Clean the plantains,remove the tips and pressure cook the plantains with the peel for 2 whistles.Once the pressure is off take the plantains out from the cooker and remove the peel.(You can use the plantain pulp for making your favorite curries).In this recipe we use only the peel.

Let the peels cool down and cut them into small pieces.Place a pan on the stove on medium-high heat and add the cut peels to it and keep stirring them till they become dry.

Once the peels are almost cooked, add the slit green chilly's and garlic cloves and keep stirring till the raw smell in them is gone.Now switch off the stove and add the dhalia/putnala pappu/gulla senagapappu to the hot pan with the peels.Also add coconut pieces to the pan.

Once the heat is reduced and just warm,transfer the ingredients to the blender/mixie jar and add required salt and grind or pulse to make a delicious powder.

Remove the powder into a contianer and enjoy it with warm rice and ghee or as a side for idli and dosas.

Plantain Peels Spice Chutney

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Seconly,another variation for the Dry Plantain Spice Powder is the Wet Chutney with the same powder.

If you like to have this spice powder as a wet chutney instead of dry one for the tiffins like idli,dosa and upma, try this variation.

Main Ingredients :

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Plantain Peel Spice Powder....................1 cup

Yogurt...................................................1/4cup

Tamarind Paste......................................1tsp

Water....................................................as needed

Cilantro..................................................handful

Seasoning Ingredients :

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Canola Oil...................................2tsp

Red Chilly....................................1 small piece

Mustard Seeds............................1/2tsp

Urad Daal...................................1tsp

Asafoetida/Hing..........................pinch

Curry Leaves..............................few

Preparation :

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Add the Plantain Peel Spice Powder to the blender along with yogurt , tamarind and cilantro and give it a nice whip.Once the blend is ready you can use it as is or add water and blend it to the right consistency you like.Transfer the chutney to a bowl.

Now place a pan on the stove on medium heat and add oil to it.Once the oil heats up add the seasoning ingredients to it and wait till the seeds splutter,add hing and switch off the stove.

Now tranfer the seasoning to the bowl of chutney and serve it with your favorite tiffins.

Note :

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1) Instead of using water you can add little more yogurt to the chutney.

2) To make the chutney completely oil free you can avoid adding seasoning to it.Choice is yours.

3) Do try it and you will really love it.

Aratikaya Ava Pettina Kura/Cooked Raw Plantain(Raw Banana) flavored with Mustard

Today I am sharing with you another simple ,healthy, and delicious raw plantain dish flavored with mustard paste.It is quick and easy to make.For other recipes with raw plantain/raw banana and its peel(arati thokkalu) check here.I made a new dish with the peel will post it soon,any guesses let me know.

Let us see how this delicious curry is made----------

Main Ingredients :

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Raw Plantain......................2

Seasoning Ingredients :

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Canola Oil.........................1tbsp

ChanaDaal.........................2tsp

Urad Daal..........................1tsp

Mustard Seeds...................1/2tsp

Cumin Seeds......................1/2tsp

Red Chilly..........................1(broken into 2pieces)

Asafoetida/Hing..................1/8tsp

Ginger................................1inch(cut into pieces)

Green Chilly.......................2(cut into pieces)

Curry Leaves......................few

Turmeric.............................1/4tsp

Salt.....................................to taste

For Mustard Paste :

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Take 2tsp of mustard seeds and 1/2tsp of raw rice (soak rice for 5 minutes) and grind them in the blender with little water to make the paste.

 Preparation :

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Wash the plantains under water and cut the ends of the plantains,do not remove the peels.Now cut both the plantains into 2 halves and steam in the pressure cooker for 1 whistle and switch off the stove.(You can steam them on the stove top too).Once the pressure has cooled down take the plantains out of the cooker and remove the peel and keep it aside.Cut the plantain into small pieces.

Now place a pan on the stove on medium heat and add oil.Once the oil heats up add the chanadaal,uraddaal,mustard seeds,cumin seeds and red chilly.Once they start to splutter add hing,cut ginger ,cut chilly and curry leaves.

Once the seasoning is ready add the cut plantain pieces,turmeric and salt.Mix well and cook for 2 minutes.

Finally add the mustard paste to the plantain pieces and stir so that the mustard flavor incorporates well and cook for 2 more minutes.Now you can add some lemon juice and switch off the stove.

Delicious Aratikaya Ava Pettina Kura/Cooked Raw Plantain flavored with Mustard Paste is ready to be served with warm rice or roti.

Note :

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1) Do not trash the peel.You can use it for making chutney or ------.Will let you know the next recipe with  plantain peel soon.Meanwhile can you guess what it is? Let me know.

2) In this curry instead of cutting the plantain into pieces you can crumble it and add too.

This recipe goes to CWS-Mustard Seeds Event guest hosted by me and started by Priya.

Araithokkalu & Carrot Pachadi/Plantain Peel & Carrot Chutney/Carrot & Raw Banana Peel Chutney

Hello friends,this is an other delicious and healthy chutney that I tried by combining raw plantain peel, carrot and cilantro stalks.It turned out to be very tasty and we all enjoyed it with warm rice and also as a side for chapatis and dosas.Hope you will try it and find it delicious too.

This is how the recipe goes------------

Main Ingredients :

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Plantain/Raw Banana Peel............1 large steamed

Carrot.........................................1 large steamed

Green Chilly................................4(small)

Garlic Cloves..............................3(small)

Tamarind Paste...........................2tsp

Yogurt........................................2tsp

Turmeric.....................................1/4tsp

Salt.............................................to taste

Cilantro Stalks............................handful

Seasoning Ingredients :

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Sesame Oil..............................2tsp

Red Chilly...............................1 large(as per your taste)

Chana Daal.............................1/2tsp

Urad Daal...............................1/2tsp

Mustard Seeds........................1/4tsp

Cumin Seeds...........................1/4tsp

Asafoetida/Hing.......................1/8tsp

Preparation :

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Wash the plantain/raw banana and the carrot under cold water and remove the tips and cut them in halves and pressure cook them for 2 whistles.Once the pressure cooker cools down take veggies out from the cooker and peel the plantain skin and cut the peel & carrot into big chunks and put them into the blender.Also add the turmeric,salt,cilantro stalks,tamarind paste and yogurt to the blender and blend them.

 

 To prepare the seasoning place a pan on the stove on medium heat and add the oil to it.Once the oil heats up add the chana daal,urad daal, mustard and cumin seeds.Once they start to splutter add red chilly,garlic and slit green chilly to the seasoning and fnally add hing and switch off the stove.Now add a little of the seasoning along with garlic and chillies to the chutney in the blender and blend it well.Once done tranfer the chutney into a container and add the remaining seasoning to it.

Delicious Plantain Peel & Carrot Chutney is ready to be served.

Note :

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1) In this chutney I used only the plantain peel not the pulp.

2) This is an other way to use the plantain peel without discarding it as it has lots of healthy nutrients.

3) This chutney is very healthy because we use only 2tsps of oil just for the seasoning.