Plantain/ Raw Banana Coconut Stir Fry (Pachakka/Vazhakka Thoran) is a tasty and healthy Kerala (India) vegetarian side dish. It is a good combination with hot boiled rice or Kerala Porridge and pappad. You can consume this traditional tasty delicacy as a part of Onam/ Vishu Sadya, Keralities vegetarian feast. Here is the yummy recipe, try and enjoy 🙂
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| Recipe Type | Vegetarian Side Dish/Kerala |
| Cooking and Preparation Time | 20 to 30 Minutes |
| Serve to | 2 to 3 |
Ingredients For Plantain/ Raw Banana Coconut Stir Fry (Pachakka/Vazhakka Thoran)
| Ingredients | Quantity | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Plantain/Raw Banana/Pachakka | 2 Medium Size | Skinned and Chopped Finely |
| Coconut /Any Veg Oil | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Mustard Seeds | ¼ Teaspoon | |
| Red Dry Chilly | 2 Number | Cut into small pieces |
| Big Onion | 1 Medium Size | Peeled and Chopped finely |
| Garlic | 2 Cloves | Peeled and chopped |
| Curry Leaves | Few | |
| Red Chilly Powder | ½ Teaspoon | |
| Fresh Grated Coconut | 100g | For Grinding |
| Green Chilly | 1 Numbers | Chopped ( For Grinding) |
| Shallots/Small Onion | 2 Numbers | Chopped ( For Grinding) |
| Turmeric Powder | ½ teaspoon | For Grinding |
| Roasted Cumin Seed Powder | 1 Teaspoon | For Grinding |
| Curry leaves | 5 to 6 leaves | For Grinding |
| Salt | As required | |
| Water | As required |
Method For Plantain/ Raw Banana Coconut Stir Fry (Pachakka/Vazhakka Thoran)
• Place all ingredients for grinding in a mixer/blender (small jar), grind or rinse once and make a mashed form. Keep aside.
• Heat Oil in a thick bottomed pan, pop mustard seeds.
• Add chopped big onion , garlic, dry chilly slices and few curry leaves. Sauté until golden brown.
• Add chopped raw banana and stir well.
• Add red chilly powder and salt as required, sauté and fry well.
• Sprinkle some water, cover the pan and cook next 3 to 4 minutes.
• Uncover and add smashed coconut spice mix , sauté well and cover & cook next 5 minutes.
• Uncover the pan and sprinkle some coconut oil.
• Sauté and roast Thoran/stir fry until very dry in texture.
• Turn off the heat and serve hot or cold with hot boiled rice or Kerala porridge. Enjoy 🙂
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Delicious stir fry and perfect with hot rice !
Delicious vazaka thoran.
Very delicious stir fry.. Looks really yummy..
Love the coconut flavour:-) great side dish looks yummy
Hi Rani
My favourite kerala dish..it looks delicious … keep up your great work.
Cheers
Andrew
Like the combo……. Looks yummy stir fry!!
v make it very simple.. urs seems to be more delicious with cumin,shallots,etc… got to try this fr Onam..
simple kerala recipe i love adding small onions to it
yummy
Love it with sambar rice.
i just love raw banana stir fry and your version looks delicious with coconut flavour Rani…
Looks lovely
this is apt since i was planning to make something for onam.
Will give a try..Nice twist with coconut
Inviting…
Spicy banana curry.Looks yum.
Yummy and tasty.
Very nice..looks tasty..You took so much strain to make even a ordinary vegetable into a extraordinary dish…am loving it!