Kodava Pacche Baale Barthad- Raw Banana Stir Fry

Kodava Pacche Baale Barthad- Raw Banana Stir Fry a simple stir fry of raw banana that is toasted well on the pan and mixed along with ground masala. The flavour from ginger, garlic, green chillies, pepper corns and curry leaves goes really well with the raw banana. Tamarind adds in a slight bit of sourness and helps balance the whole flavour of the dish. In kodava cuisine, anything that is stir fried with ground masala is called as “Barthad”.  Raw Banana, Coconut Oil, Salt, Garlic, Ginger, Green Chillies, Curry leaves, Black pepper corns, Tamarind   2 Raw Banana , boiled and skin peeled, cut into cubes 1 tablespoon Coconut Oil , for cooking Salt , to taste To Grind 4 cloves Garlic , chopped 1 inch Ginger , chopped 2 Green Chillies 2 sprig Curry leaves 1 teaspoon Black pepper corns 10 grams Tamarind     10   15     To begin making the Kodava Pacche Baale Barthad- Raw Banana Stir Fry, peel the skin of the raw banana and chop the raw banana into small cubes.Grind the garlic, ginger, green chillies and pepper into a coarse paste.Heat a kadai over medium heat with coconut oil, add curry leaves and allow it to crackle for few seconds, once done take the curry leaves out and keep aside.Add in the cooked raw banana and saute till it crisps up slightly. You can sprinkle some salt and turmeric powder and saute so that the raw banana gets cooked faster.  Once that is done add ground paste, sprinkle some more salt to taste, crush the curry leaves and saute well. Cook the Pacche Baale Barthad until the ground masala is cooked and tossed well with raw banana and switch off the heat.Check the salt and spices and adjust to suit your taste. Once done, transfer the Pacche Baale Barthad to a serving bowl.Serve the Kodava Pacche Baale Barthad- Raw Banana Stir Fry along with Kerala Kadala Curry Recipe, Jowar Atta Roti and Raw Mango Raita for your everyday dinner meal.