Aartikaya Curry or Raw Banana Curry

Ingredients:

Aartikaya or

Raw banana 3 medium sized

Urad dal 1 teaspoon

Chana dal 1 teaspoon

Mustard seeds 1 teaspoon

Jeera 1/2 teaspoon

Lemon 1

Red chiilies 2

Hing 2 pinch

Turmeric 2 pinches

Curry leaves 6 to 8 leaves

Green chillies 2

Ginger 1 inch piece

Oil 4 teaspoons

Salt as needed

Preparation:

1. Wash aartikaya or raw banana. Peel the skin. Cut them into pieces. Put them in a bowl of water or else they will turn black.

2. Heat a kadia or pan add water to it. After the water is little heated add the aartikaya or raw banana pieces, little salt and tumeric to it.

3. After the raw banana or aartikaya is cooked drain the water and keep it aside.

4. Heat the same pan or kadia and add oil and turn the stove to medium low flame . Add chana dal, urad dal, jeera, mustard seeds, red chilli cut into two pieces, hing and curry leaves. After the mustard seeds start to spulter.

5. Add the cooked raw banana or aartikaya pieces to tadka  and mix well.

6. Make a paste of green chilli and ginger . Mix well. Cook for about 10 minutes .

7. Sqeeze a lemon. Add lemon juice to curry when curry is cool. Mix well.