Aratikaya Nuvvu Podi Vepudu
Aratikaya Nuvvu Podi Vepudu is a classic dish from Coastal Andhra, part of Andhra Cuisine. This stir fry uses roasted sesame seed powder, that gives a delicious nutty taste to the vegetable and makes it a good side dish along with dal and rice.
Servings 4 people
Ingredients
- 2 cups Plantain / Raw Banana, diced into 1" pieces
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp Red Chili powder
- 1 tbsp Sesame Seeds
- A pinch Turmeric powder
- 2 tsp Cooking Oil
- 1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds
Instructions
- Wash and chop the plantain into a half. Pressure cook for a whistle with just enough water.
- Once the pressure falls down, peel off the skin, and chop into 1" pieces.
- Heat a nonstick pan, dry roast the sesame seeds till it splutters. Cool it before making a powder.
- Heat the nonstick pan with oil. Temper with mustard seeds.
- Then add the chopped plantain, saute well.
- Next, add the salt and turmeric powder. Combine for all the pieces to be coated well.
- Then add red chilli powder and mix. Cover with a lid for the spices to get mixed well.
- Now add the powdered sesame powder and mix.
- Serve as part of the thali.
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