vazhakka/raw banana bajji

Ingredients:

• raw banana-1
• rice flour-1 cup
• gram flour-1cup
• corn starch-3tsp
• jeera powder-1/2tsp
• chilly powder-1tsp
• asafoetida-1/2tsp
• salt-1tsp
• oil for deep frying

Preparation:

1. cut banana into thin slices longitudinally.I prefer with skin.
2. make a thick batter by mixing all the ingredients with enough water.
3. heat oil in a kadai.dip and coat each banana slice with the batter and deep fry in oil till its golden brown.

chicken with plantain thoran

Ingredients:

• 1breast cut to small cube pieces
• 1/2 plantain cut to the same size as chicken
• grated coconut-1 cup
• turmeric powder-1tsp
• chilly powder-1tsp
• coriander powder-1/2tsp
• jeera powder-1/2 tsp
• pepper powder-1/2tsp
• green chilly chopped-2
• garlic-ginger chopped-2tsp
• coriander leaves to garnish
• onion chopped-1
• oil-2tsp
• salt as per taste
• lemon-1tsp

Preparation:

1. marinate the chicken with turmeric powder,pepper powder,salt for 1 hr.
2. Pour oil in a wide tawa and fry onion till its golden.
3. add ginger-garlic,green chilly,and fry for 2 mins.
4. Add coconut,chilly powder,coriander powder,jeera powder and stir well for 3 mins.
5. Add marinated chicken ,plantain and stir well.
6. close the tawa with a lid and cook for 5 mins in medium heat.
7. add lemon and stir well, cook for 8 more mins by stirring occasionally.
8. add chopped coriander leaves and remove from the heat .

chicken capsicum dry

Ingredients:(for 2 people)

• chicken-1 breast cut to cube pieces
• capsicum-1 cut to small rectangular pieces
• egg-1
• chilly powder-1/2 tsp
• pepper powder-1/2tsp
• coriander powder-1tsp
• garam masala-1tsp
• turmeric powder-1tsp
• fenugreek powder-1tsp
• lemon-1tsp
• salt as per taste
• 1 onion chopped
• garlic,ginger crushed-2tsp
• olive oil-5tspmato
• 1 tomato chopped

Preparation:

1. Marinate the chicken with egg,salt,turmeric powder,pepper powder,fenugreek powder,lemon.
2. keep the chicken for atleast 1 hr in refrigerator.
3. fry onion in 1tsp oil till its golden brown.
4. Add ginger-garlic and fry for 2 mins.
5. add tomato and stir well.
6. add chilly powder,coriander powder and stir well.
7. add the marinated chicken with all the mixture.
8. stir well and cook for 10 mins by closing with a lid and stirring occasionally.
9. Add garam masala and stir well.
10. When the gravy thickens add 2 tsp oil and stir well to avoid burning
11. After 5 mins add capsicum and stir occasionally.
12. In low heat add 2tsp oil again after 5 mins and stir well till all the gravy dried and coated in chicken pieces.
13. When u get all the chicken pieces fried remove from the heat.