Vazhakkai poriyal / plantain stir fry

Vazhakkai poriyal recipe with step by step pictures 


            Vazhakkai poriyal is a traditional recipe of tamilnadu.  It is a quick recipe that you can cook within 15 mins.  Vazhakkai cooks very fast.  It is served as a sidedish for rice.  I make Vazhakkai varuval  which is spicy but this vazhakkai poriyal is less spicy yet very tasty. The Coconut  gives you nice texture and taste to this poriyal so do not skip it.   Hope you like it.  Check out the vazhakkai poriyal recipe below with step by step pictures.  

Enjoy the food  ! 


Ingredients   :


.   Vazhakkai / plantain   -  2 
.   Onion  -  1 medium sized (finely chopped) 
.   Curry leaves   -  1 sprig
.   Dry red chillies   - 2 (broken) 
.  Green chilli  -  1 (slited) 
.  Oil   -  2 tsp
.  Mustard seeds  -  1 tsp
.  Urad dal  -  1 tsp
.  Grated coconut   -  3 tblsp
.  Hing  -  1 pinch


Method  :


             1.  Peel the skin of vazhakkai.  Put it in water to avoid discoloration.  Chop it into cubes.  

            2. Add turmeric powder and salt.  Cook for  3 -  5 mins.  Strain the cooked vazhakkai.  

           3. Heat oil in a kadai.  Add mustard seeds and urad dal.  After it sizzle and turns to golden brown,  add onion,  curry leaves,  dry red chillies,  green chilli and hing.  

         4. Saute until translucent.  Add cooked vazhakkai.  Saute for 2 mins.  Add grated coconut.  Toss well.  Vazhakkai poriyal is ready.  


Pictorial   :


               Peel the skin of vazhakkai.  Put it in water to avoid discoloration 


Chop it into cubes


Add turmeric powder and salt 


Cook for 3 - 5 mins until it gets cooked


Strain the cooked vazhakkai 


Heat oil in a kadai


Add mustard seeds and urad dal


After it splutters and turns to golden brown,  add finely chopped onion, curry leaves, dry red chillies, green chilli and hing


Saute until onion becomes translucent 


Add cooked vazhakkai 


Saute for 2 mins ( add salt if required) 


Add grated coconut 


Toss well for a min.  Switch off the flame


Vazhakkai poriyal is ready to be served 





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