Aratikya Ava Pettina Kura...Raw Plantains cooked in mustard paste

These days if I ever get to visit any book store my concentration is more on the cook book's section rather than any other section.During one of my such visits a couple of months back,this book called "Cooking at home with pedatha" caught my attention as I have read about this book in a couple of blogs.This book is quite interesting for anyone who loves to try traditional and authentic Andhra recipes.When I was just flipping through the recipes this recipe seemed very interesting because of the blend of ingredients used in the curry and I quickly noted down the recipe in my mind which I tried almost immediately the next day so that I wont forget the recipe but forgot to post immediately.All I remember was that the curry was very simple and loaded with lots of flavors from mustard and coriander.This post was sitting in my drafts from almost several months and as I said I am clearing off my drafts in the coming weeks I thought of posting this recipe too but I forgot the recipe.When I searched the internet for the recipe luckily I found the same recipe here which helped in refreshing my memory.So here I am reproducing the recipe for you guys and also for my future reference.

Ingredients:

2 plantains(raw banana)
a pinch of turmeric
salt

To grind :
2 tsp mustard seeds
1 tbsp raw rice
1/4 cup fresh grated coconut
5-6 green chilies
1 " ginger ,chopped
1/4 cup chopped fresh coriander
salt to taste

For tadka:
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp urad dal
1 tsp cumin seeds/jeera
a sprig of curry leaves
a pinch of asafoetida(hing)

Method:

• Chop raw banana into 1/2 " cubes and immerse them in water.Boil them in salted water mixed with turmeric until it is cooked completely.Drain and keep them aside.
• Soak raw rice and mustard seeds in warm water for around 15 mins.
• Grind the ingredients mentioned under the section To grind to a coarse paste adding some water if required.Take care of the addition of salt as we are adding salt when cooking the plantains.
• Heat oil in a skillet/pan and crackle mustard seeds and jeera.Add urad dal and fry until light golden in color and then add curry leaves and hing and fry for a minute.
• Add ground paste to it and fry until the raw smell goes away and now add cooked plantain pieces to it and mix well.Sprinkle some water over it and cover and cook for 5 mins on low flame.
  

Serve it hot with rice and ghee.