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Raw banana recipe | Raw banana peel stir fry | Balekai palya | Can you eat banana peel

Raw Banana Peel Dry Fry is one of the simple and healthy South Indian recipe. Easy to make and tasty too. It’s a perfect side dish with hot rice , chapathis , Rotis and dosa also. Raw banana fry can be made in so many ways and everyone will do that, but I hope no one will try raw banana peel dry fry. Here is the raw banana peel dry fry or balekayi sippe palya. Just follow the instructions.
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Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: | South Indian
Keyword: Healthy, Nutritious, Palya, Raw Banana
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 2
Calories: 343kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ Raw Banana (Plantains) steamed
  • ¼ cup Onion finely chopped
  • ¼ cup Grated Coconut
  • 1 tbsp Coconut Oil
  • 1 tsp Mustard
  • 1 tsp Cumin
  • 1 tsp Channa Dal
  • 1 tsp Urad Dal
  • ½ tsp Turmeric Powder
  • ½ tsp Hing (Asafoetida)
  • 1 to 2 Green Chilli as per taste
  • 3 to 5 Curry Leaves
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Jaggery as per taste
  • ½ tsp Lemon Juice
  • 1 tsp Coriander Leaves finely chopped

Instructions

Method to steam cook Raw banana

  • Firstly, take the raw banana , remove the upper and lower part of the raw banana and cut it in the middle so that in one banana you will get two pieces
  • Now put this banana in a steaming vessel
  • Add water in rice cooker and place this vessel and cover the lid
  • Steam cook for 20 mins until the raw bananas are perfectly cooked. (or you can use pressure cooker for cooking raw banana , around 4 to 5 whistles)
  • Once the bananas cooked well , Remove the lid and cool down the steamed banana for 5 mins

Method for making banana peel dry fry

  • Remove the banana peel
  • Now finely chop this steamed banana peel and keep it aside
  • Heat a pan and add coconut oil
  • Once oil gets heated , add mustard , cumin, channa dal, urad dal, turmeric powder, hing, curry leaves and slit green chilli
  • Saute well until the above ingredients are golden brown
  • Add chopped onion
  • Saute well for 2 to 3 mins until onions are translucent
  • Now add chopped banana peel, salt and jaggery
  • Saute well for 2 mins
  • Also add grated coconut and lemon juice
  • Mix well
  • Finely garnish with chopped coriander leaves
  • Mix well and enjoy banana peel dry fry with hot rice, or chapathi, roti & dosa also
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