Aratikaya podi [ vazakkai podi ] [ andhra dish ]

Ingredients :

• Raw banana - 3
• Finely cut onions - 1 / 4 cup
• Tamarind - gooseberry sized
• Salt - as required
• Oil - for frying
• Fresh curry leaves - few [ for garnish ]

Fry and powder :

• Red chillies - 4 to 5
• Coriander seeds - 2 tsp
• Black gram dhal - 1 tsp
• Bengal gram dhal -1 1 / 2 tsp

Method :

Peel outer skin and cut banana into four lengthwise pieces and then slice into thin pieces. Keep immersed  in water till  required. Then remove pieces from water and fry it in oil till it turns golden. Cool down to room temperature. Grind fried ingredients to coarse powder, add salt, tamarind and run the mixie once. Add fried vegetable pieces and pound coarsely. [ run the mixie at low speed for short intervals stirring once or twice in between ]. Then heat rest of the oil and fry onions till crisp and golden. Add pound pieces and fry for few more minutes. Remove from the gas. Serve with steamed rice,roti  etc.Garnish with fresh curry leaves.