VAZHAIKAI PODI/RAW BANANA PODI

Vazhaikai or raw banana podi an authentic age old recipe.I don’t know if how many people know about this rice mix.It is prepared at our home sometimes when we want to have traditional food platter.It tastes great with mor kuzhambu and hubby loves to eat the podi as such since it has careully roasted dals and grounded to perection.Imade this recipe quite sometime backbut am posting this now.The key to the taste is the roasting of dals and grinding it coaresely so that you can bite the dal pieces.See recipe of vazhaikai podi down below..

INGREDIENTS

TO ROAST

Tur Dal	1 tsp
Channa Dal	1 tsp
Urad Dal	1/2 tsp
Mustard	1/2 tsp
Jeera	1/4 tsp
Red Chilli	2
Asafoetida	a pinch
Oil	oil

OTHER INGREDIENTS

Raw Banana	1/2
Tamarind	a small bit
Salt	to taste

 

HOW TO MAKE

• Take all the items given in the to roast table and roast it till golden brown in a pan.

• Take half a raw banana peel and cut in into two pieces.

• In a pan add water and boil the banana pieces till cooked.

• Take the roasted ingredients in a blender alongwith tamarind piece.Grind it coarsely.

• Cut banana into pieces and grind it one round quickly in the blender.

• Take the roasted mixture and banana mixture in a bowl.Add salt and mix well.

• Vazhakai Podi is ready.Serve this mixed with rice and dollops of sesame oil with mor kuzhambu as a side dish.

Notes

• Adding some coriander leaves while grinding also adds to the taste.
• Mix with rice and sesame oil for more taste.
• You can make the same with potato too in place of raw banana.

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