Aratikaya Fry Recipe | Aratikaya Vepudu Andhra Style | Raw Banana Fry South Indian
Aratikaya Fry Recipe or Aratikaya Vepudu is a simple stir fry with very a few spices. It’s a perfect side dish to rice along with sambar, rasam or yoghurt rice.
Servings: 3 -4
Ingredients
- 1 1/2-2 Tablespoons oil
- 1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds
- 1 Tablespoon Channa dal
- 1 teaspoon Urad dal
- 2 Dry red chillies
- 1 large onion finely chopped
- 1 green chilli finely chopped
- 3 raw green plantains peel, slice into cubes and place in a bowl of water
- Salt to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste
- A sprig of Curry leaves
- 1 teaspoon Red chilli powder
Instructions
- Heat oil in a wide pan over medium heat. Add mustard seeds, lentils and dry red chillies.
- Once the mustard seeds pop up and the lentils turn light brown, add in the chopped onions and green chillies.
- Sauté till the onions turn translucent.
- Add the cubed or sliced plantain pieces, salt, turmeric powder and ginger garlic paste. Stir well for 2 minutes.
- Now, add a few curry leaves and red chilli powder.
- Stir fry for 4-5 minutes over medium high heat. Constantly stir to ensure they don’t burn or stick to the pan.
- Reduce the heat and fry over medium heat till the banana pieces are well roasted and soft.
- Turn off the heat when you get a nice golden brown colour.
- Transfer to a serving bowl and serve as a side to hot rice along with sambar, rasam or yoghurt rice.