Raw Banana Podimas

Ingredients

• • Bananas/Plantains (raw) - 2
• • Green chillies - 3
• • Coconut (grated, fresh) - 3 tablespoons
• • Lemon - 1
• • Oil (for frying) - as required

Ingredients For Seasoning

• • Mustard seeds - ½ teaspoon
• • Bengal gram dal - 1 teaspoon
• • Black gram dal - 1 teaspoon

Method

• 1. Steam raw banana with skin in pressure cooker till outer skin peels easily.
• 2. Allow to cool and peel outer skin.
• 3. Grate it using a stainless steel grater
• 4. Mix lemon juice immediately with that. (This prevents browning of banana)
• 5. Heat oil, add seasoning, slit green chilly and then grated banana.
• 6. Stir well till good flavour comes.
• 7. Squeeze more lime if necessary.
• 8. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves, grated fresh coconut and remove from fire.