Ingredients:

• 3-4 tbsp – vegetable oil
• 5 – raw bananas, peeled and cut in 4 pieces each
• One sprig – Curry leaves
• 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds (rai dana)
• 1 tsp – chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder
• 2 tbsp – Tamarind pulp
• 5 Cloves – garlic, chopped
• 1/2 inch piece – ginger, chopped
• 1 tsp – Rice
• salt to taste

Method:

1. First make a paste of ginger, garlic, rice with a little water and keep it aside.
2. Now boil the raw bananas covered till they are soft and keep aside.
3. Heat a wok now and add the oil to it.
4. In it add the mustard seeds and curry leaves and let them splutter.
5. Now add the ginger-garlic-rice paste into it and add all the ground spices.
6. Fry for a minute and add the tamarind paste to it.
7. Mix the tamarind paste well and add 2 cups of water.
8. Now add the banana pieces and let cook for two minutes or till the gravy thickens.
9. Serve hot sprinkled with coriander leaves.

Recipe courtesy of vijayalakshmi