Vazhakkai Roast

Ingredients:

1 Raw Banana(Vazhakkai/Plantain/Balekayi)
2 tsp Sambhar powder
1 tsp rice flour
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
Salt to taste

For Seasoning:
1 tbsp oil
1 tsp urad dhal
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1 red dry Chilli
1 spring of Curry leaves

Method:

Peel the skin of the raw banana with a peeler. You can leave some of the skin on and do not need to peel the skin completely.

Now cut the vazhakkai into medium think slices. In a bowl mix sambhar powder, turmeric powder, rice flour and salt to taste. Add a little(just a few drops) water into this mix and make a paste. Apply this paste evenly on all the cut raw banana pieces. Marinate for atleast 30 minutes.

After 30 minutes, heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. When the mustard starts to splutter add urad dhal, dry chilli and curry leaves. Fry for a minute.

Now place each piece flat on the pan and fry on each side on medium heat until roasted. This could be a tedious process and will take time. But the fired spicy roast at the end was well worth it for us.

Once done, remove from heat and serve.