Ingredients

• Raw Bananas – 2
• Urad dal – 1 tsp
• Fenugreek Seeds – 1/4 tsp
• Mustard Seeds – 1/2 tsp
• Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp
• Turmeric powder – A pinch
• Coriander powder – 1 tsp
• Small onion – 2
• Coconut – 1/4
• Tamarind – A lemon size
• Red chilli powder – 1/2 tsp
• Curry leaves – Few
• Coriander leaves – Few
• Oil – Required
• Salt – Required

How to Prepare

Total Preparation time 25-30 minutes

1. Wash the raw banana and peel the skin half then cut into small ice cube like pieces
2. Chop onion, grate coconut, chop coriander leaves, dissolve tamarind, filter it and take the juice and keep aside
3. Heat the pan with oil, then add mustard seeds
4. Once it crackles, add urad dal, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds and fry for 30 seconds
5. Then add onion, curry leaves and saute it well till onion become golden
6. After that add turmeric powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder and fry it till raw smell goes off
7. Then add raw banana and 60ml tamarind juice, required salt and mix it well
8. Cook them for 5 minutes till banana get softer
9. If not cooked after 5 minutes, add some water and cook it again
10. Then sprinkle grated coconut and saute it for 5 minutes
11. Finally garnish with coriander leaves over the poriyal
12. Now the Valakai Poriayl is ready to serve.