Raw Plantain groundnut fry(Aratikaya fry)

Preparation of Aratikaya(Raw Plantain) fry using Ground nuts:

Plantain tends to be firmer and lower in sugar content than "dessert" bananas. Bananas are almost always eaten raw, while plantains tend to be cooked or otherwise processed, and are used either when green or unripe (and therefore starchy) or overripe (and therefore sweet). An average plantain has about 220 calories and is a good source of potassium and dietary fiber. Plantain is a carbohydrate source.

Now lets see how to prepare this recipe with combination of ground nuts.

Ingredients

Raw Plantain-2

Ground nuts-1/2 cup

Curry leaves-few and fresh

Lemon-1

Ginger paste-1 tsp

Green chillies-2

For Seasoning

Oil-3 tsp

Cumin seeds-1/2 tsp

Mustard-1/2 tsp

Urad dal-1/2 tsp

Chana dal-1/2 tsp

Hing-a pinch

Red chillies-1(broken into small pieces)

Procedure

On a medium flame add 3 tsp of oil and heat it for some time. Now add cumin seeds, mustard, urad dal, chana dal, red chilli pieces, Ground nuts, hing. Fry until the above ingredients turn into goled brown color.

Now add curry leaves, green chillies(cut into length wise), ginger paste. Cook for few seconds.

Then add chopped Raw plantain pieces. Cook for 5 minutes and add salt as required. Raw plantain pieces turn into golden brown color.

Switch off  flame and add lemon juice. Tasty Raw Plantain fry is ready. Serve it hot with rice. 

Note: Raw Plantain pieces must chopped into water only otherwise they turned into blackish color.