Aratikaya Masala Vepudu ~ Simple Delicious Food Recipes

Aratikaya Masala Vepudu or Vazhakkai Masala Varuval is spiced dry saute made with plantain or raw banana. The roasted spice powder added to this makes it a very delicious side dish with plain dal and rice.

While I love banana fry that Amma makes as plain with just chili powder and coriander powder, this spiced masala powder adds an extra kick to the simple plantain. We make simple banana fry, both as cubed and as slices. My colleague makes a version of podimas as well along with simple slices spiced with pepper powder.

Basically, I love this vegetable served with our South Indian Meals. Potato Roast was never part of my growing up years. It was always Vazhakkai or Seppankizhangu Roast (Arbi). My colleagues don’t believe me when I say that I was never used to Aloo roast during childhood, the way I eat Aloo roast now. I got used to the different roasts that get shared during lunch time. Somebody or the other would have got a potato roast and it is always a deep roast.

Anyway coming back to the Plantain Dry sautes, this version has been the latest way that we have been making. Ever since Amma made it some months ago, we have been making this and I finally thought I must at least document. I have different varieties of Plantain Dry Side Dishes and Banana Dry Roasts in both C4AS and SYL

We are starting the BM#95, Week 2 where I will be sharing some Meal Time Dishes that essentially are dishes made for lunch meals.

Plaintain Fry - Lunch box Series

Aratikaya Masala Vepudu

Ingredient Needed:

2 no Plantain
1/4 cup Onions finely chopped
1 no Green Chilies
3 to 4 Cloves Garlic
Salt to Taste
A Pinch Turmeric Powder
1 tsp Red Chili Powder
2 tsp Cooking Oil
Handful Curry leaves
1 tsp Mustard Seeds

For the Masala Powder

1 tbsp Peanut roasted
1 tsp Coriander Seeds
5 no Red Dry Chillies
1 tsp Cumin Seeds

How to make Aratikaya Masala Vepudu

Wash and chop the plantain into 1 inch cubes. Soak in water until frying
Heat a nonstick pan and dry roast dry chilies, coriander seeds, cumin seeds for a minute, transfer to a plate and grind to a powder along with roasted peanuts.
Heat the same nonstick pan with oil, temper with mustard Seeds, curry leaves.
Next add crushed garlic, finely chopped onions and slit green chilies. Saute well.
Then add the cubed plantain pieces, simmer, add salt and turmeric powder. Combine well and cook with lid covered.
Cook for 5 – 7 mins, then add the chili powder, mix well.
Simmer for another 5 mins or till the plantain is well cooked with the steamed.
Finally, remove the lid and sprinkle the ground masala powder, mix well.
Serve as a side dish along with Dal, Steamed Rice.

Aratikaya Masala Vepudu

CourseLunch Box, Main Dish – Dry Sautes
By Cook MethodStovetop
OccasionLunch Box
By DietHealthy Recipes
Dish TypeDry Side Dishes
KeywordEasy Side Dish for Meals, Meal, Vazhakkai Varuval

Ingredients

For the Fry

2no Plantain
1/4cup Onions finely chopped
1no Green Chilies
3 to 4 Cloves Garlic
Salt to taste
A Pinch Turmeric powder
1tsp Red Chili Powder
2tsp Cooking Oil
Handful Curry leaves
1tsp Mustard Seeds

For the Masala Powder

5no Red Dry Chillies
1tbsp Peanutroasted
1tsp Coriander Seeds
1tsp Cumin seeds

Instructions

Wash and chop the plantain into 1 inch cubes. Soak in water until frying
Heat a nonstick pan and dry roast dry chilies, coriander seeds, cumin seeds for a minute, transfer to a plate and grind to a powder along with roasted peanuts.
Heat the same nonstick pan with oil, temper with mustard Seeds, curry leaves.
Next add crushed garlic, finely chopped onions and slit green chilies. Saute well.
Then add the cubed plantain pieces, simmer, add salt and turmeric powder. Combine well and cook with lid covered.
Cook for 5 - 7 mins, then add the chili powder, mix well.
Simmer for another 5 mins or till the plantain is well cooked with the steamed.
Finally, remove the lid and sprinkle the ground masala powder, mix well.
Serve as a side dish along with Dal, Steamed Rice.