Description
Vazhakkai Curry:A classic,versatile Mustard based Andhra style curry that can be prepared with effortless ease.This curry is perfectly seasoned with spices, especially the flavor of Mustard powder accentuates the currys distinctive taste.Very quick, simple to prepare,healthy and makes a great side dish with hot rice or rotis.
| Ingredients-1 | |
|---|---|
| 2 nos | Raw plantain |
| 2 pinch | Turmeric powder |
| 2 pinch | Salt |
| Ingredients-2 | |
|---|---|
| 3 T | Coconut grated |
| 1 no | Green chilli |
| 1 T | Mustard seeds |
| 1 tsp | Fennel seeds |
| 1 inch | Ginger |
| Ingredients-3 | |
|---|---|
| 1 tsp | Mustard seeds |
| 1 tsp | Uradh dhal |
| 1 no | Green chilli |
| 2 pinch | Asafoetida powder |
| 2 pinch | Turmeric powder |
| 1½ T | Oil |
| 1 strands | Curry leaves |
| 1 tsp | Salt (as per taste) |
Instructions
1.Peel and chop the raw plantains to medium cubes as shown above.
2.Boil the chopped plantains with a cup of water,a pinch of turmeric and salt and cook till they turn soft.Do not over cook them b'se they tend to mash very fast.Approximately it takes about 5-6min to turn to a soft consistency.
3.Toss the Green chilli alone with a drop of oil before grinding,by doing so,the raw taste of green chilli fades off.Then grind all the above ingredients from table-2(as shown in the above pic)to a coarse powder.Do not add water while grinding.
4.Heat oil in a pan,add the mustard seeds and let them pop. Then add the uradh dal,curry leaves,green chilli(Slit open)and asafoetida powder and toss for few minutes i.e till it turns to golden brown color.
5.Add the cooked plantain pieces along with ground spices and required amount of salt and saute well.Plantain at this stage would be, as shown.
6.Cook them for 4-5min in a sim flame and do not keep stirring often as it would mash up the plantains.
Serve with hot rice!!!!
Notes
1.Vary the qunatity of Mustard used for grinding as per the plantain size.If u feel that the plantains are very big(Bigger than what's shown above) then 1.5T of mustard can be used.If it's small ones 1T should be sufficient.
13 Comments
hi
am very sorry receipe was not good jus know i made i can feel only coconut taste not spicy at all
Radha, Y’day i made this curry…really it was good. Thanks for your nice receipe. Do you have any other receipes using Vazhakai ? -shan
Hi Shan
Thank's !!! looks like Vazhakai is ur favourite Vegetable..I do have but ,it would take some time for me to post the recipes as I am currently on an vacational trip.once I am back i shall surely keep ur request in mind and would post it for sure.Till then keep trying the rest!!!
Cheers
Radha Arvindh
hiiiiiiiiiiiiii R-akka,
I totally forgot vazhaikaai after coming here… God!!! I loved it when I was at home……. I fry vazhaikai cubes, also some brinjal and make a kindda vatral kuzhambu… It tastes simply superb…Sometimes even add a handful of mysore dhal (the orange one)… I wanna try this but right now no patience and time…. Now we are thinking to pass those recipes to our cafe cook… Thats a better way for now.. he he… All your recipes are different…. Good wrk…..
Hi Manoo…
One thing that I really appreciate in u is,no matter how busy u r,you definitely make it a point to log into this site and post ur comments without fail.So how is ur UNI life going on???I wish I could have a look at u..Do u have a profile at orkut or anywhere else…Just out of curiosity and eagerness to know who this enthusiastic person is????.Hope ur cafe cook gets back with a satisfactory results.All the best to u and ur cafe cook for the new venture!!!
Cheers
Radha Arvindh
Ha ha ha..I am sorry, I do not have an orkut acc as its not that secure as facebook. Yet, you cant see a pic of mine in facebook.. he he… Just having an acc to write to my friends as all addicted to it. If you want to see my face, then there is a pic of mine in spiceindia. You can just click on my name & it will show u the pic. If you want to know what sort of person means I do not know how to write in short.
Thalaya muttikalam mathiri irukka.. ha ha…. Friends say that I am "An Absolute Nut But An awesome Pal..
". I would say that I am a very normal gal with very normal dreams…Very outspoken, yet very 
he he he
Happy Weekend for all our members….
Manoo
P.S:- Uni is fine… Work load is as usual. Just feel not to do anything. Feel so high..
Hi Manoo..No wonder u r so enthusiastic.Yep,I saw the snap of ur's in spiceindia profile.U resemble more like a kid than a teenage girl..Enjoyed reading ur brief biodata..One thing that I don't believe is this "I can't stop eating even for a few sec"U look very very thin,so that comment of ur's is very hard to believe.Anyway enjoy ur life and have fun.
Cheers
Radha Arvindh
Allah, Vayila ethavathu arachutte iruppan…. If I start eating in the morning wont stop till I go to bed. Waiters at restaurants give weird look at me when I order the second plate of something… Btw, thanks for your comments…morning 3am. Must sleep… Tc…
Manoo
Hi Manoo..
Btw ..did u get to taste the curry..U haven't come out with ur comments..did u like it???
Cheers
Radha Arvindh
Hi Priya..
That’s a great news.Happy that it turned out well.Actually the quantity of mustard can be varied as per the size of the plantain.If it’s small in size u can cut down the Mustrad to 1T.That would be sufficient.Anyways I shall put down this note in the additional note section.Next time try it out with actual quantity of mustard.When green chillies r used up without tossing it gives a raw taste too.So avoid using it raw.All the very best for ur next venture!!!
Cheers
Radha Arvindh
Hi Radha,
Great to see all ur postings!!
Yesterday, I tried out ur vazhakkai curry. It came out good. we enjoyed it. thanks for a good reecipe.
Usually i fry them. but this time I made the curry. It turned out well.
Smiles
Ayesha
Hi Ayesha!!!
Thank's for ur appreciation and happy to know that u had liked the taste of it.Keep trying and post ur comments and suggestions without fail.Looking forward to hear from you.Have a Great Day!!!!!
Cheers
Radha Arvindh
Hi Radha, I am newly married and totally new to kitchen.I tried this recipe..it was awesome.We all loved it.i had a bit extra mustard it seems..thr was slight raw smell of it..but otherwise it was very good.Thanks for posting wonderful recipe. Regards, Priya