Vazhakka Curry/Green Plantain Curry

Ingredients

Raw Plantain/Vazhakka - 1 peeled and sliced

Grated coconut - 1/2 cup

Turmeric Powder- 1/4 tsp

Chilly powder- 3/4 tsp

Coriander powder -1/2 tsp

Tamarind juice concentrate - 3/4 tsp (1/4 cup if diluted )

Green chillies- 1-2 split 

Curry leaves

Coconut Oil

Salt

Mustard 

Directions

1. Cook the plantains with enough water ,salt, turmeric powder and green chillies

2. Grind all the powders and coconut together to a smooth paste

3. When the plantain is cooked add the tamarind juice and boil.

4. Now add the coconut paste and salt and boil.

5. Heat oil in another pan,splutter mustard seeds and curry leaves and pour it into the curry OR you can pour coconut oil and curry leaves and switch off the stove 

Serve hot with rice.:)

Courtesy :Jishaskitchen

Pulincurry /Ashgourd in Coconut -Tamarind gravy

Ingredients

Ash gourd/Winter melon/Kumbalanga - 3/4 cup skin removed,cut and cubed 

Grated coconut- 1/2 cup

Tamarind Juice- 2 tbsp (half of a gooseberry sized ball,soaked in warm water and juice extracted)

Cumin- 1/2 tsp

Shallots- 3-4

Green chillies- 2 split

Red chillies-2

Curry leaves

Mustard

Oil 

Salt

Method

1. Cook ash gourd in enough water ,with turmeric powder and green chillies.

2. Mean while grind grated coconut ,one or two shallots, cumin together to a fine paste.

3. When ash gourd is done add tamarind juice to this and boil for a few minutes.

4. Add ground  coconut to this and heat for 2-3 minutes.Remove from heat

5. Heat oil in another pan , splutter mustard seeds, add red chillies, curry leaves and  chopped shallots.Saute until the shallots are brown .Pour this into the curry.

Serve hot with rice !!