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Raw banana raita is a simple and healthy recipe of South India. It is made from steamed raw banana. It’s a quick , easy recipe.Raw banana raita or balekayi sasive is a curd based recipe and a perfect side dish with hot steamed rice. It is easy to make and tastes delicious.
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Servings: 2
Calories: 233kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ½ Raw Banana steamed
- 1 cup Yogurt or Butter Milk
- ¼ cup Grated Coconut
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Coriander Leaves chopped
For Tempering
- 1 tsp Coconut Oil
- ½ tsp Mustard
- ½ tsp Cumin
- ½ tsp Urad Dal
- ½ tsp Hing (Asafoetida)
- 3 to 5 Curry Leaves
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
- Remove the banana peel
Making Raita
- Take a bowl and add steamed raw banana and mash it perfectly
- Add curd or butter milk
- Now add grated coconut
- Also add chopped coriander leaves and salt
- Mix well properly
- Add butter milk or curd if the raita consistency is too thick
- Now prepare tempering and add tempering to banana raita
To prepare tempering
- In a pan add coconut oil, mustard, cumin, hing, urad dal and curry leaves
- Saute well until it splutters
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