VAZHAKKA AND KOORKKA THORAN (RAW BANANA AND CHINEESE POTATO)

Hi Foodies.. I m back after a short break with a delicious recipe of my Grandma...

In this generation of fast food and instant curry mix..we should also preserve the home made vegetable recipes also..
The taste which  these recipes give cannot be given by any instant mixes..
Kerala is a place where dishes are in variety when in comes to thoran or any other vegetable recipe..

Today I m presenting here to you a great combination of two veggies...Koorkka(Chineese Potato) and Vazhakka(Raw banana) Thoran

I m sure you will all love it....as much as I love the dish..

My Grandma is an Excellent cook.She used to cook a lot of combinations in her recipes, and the best part is that all her trails were a great success too .I used to go to my native place during all the vacation times...It was during these vacation times that I started developing an interest towards cooking...

Raw banana and Chinese potato make a good combination and can be a good side dish for rice..

Vazhakka, we will get at all times.But koorkka  is a seasonal vegetable..Now this available in kerala .However I thought to share this recipe with you...

For coconut masala...Take 1 cup grated coconut add 1/4 tsp jeera, 3-4 shallots,5 cloves garlic, 3 curry leaves, 4 green chillies a pinch turmeric powder and grind it without adding water and keep this aside....

For cleaning  both the veggies we have to use a pair of gloves..That is more safe for our nails and hands.

Wash 100 gms Koorkka well and remove the mud ( as it is an under ground vegetable ) and peel the skin and wash it again well under running water till the water becomes clear.Cut the koorkkas into small pieces and allow it to boil in a vessel by adding little turmeric powder and salt in a low flame.When it becomes tender raise the flame to high and allow all the water to get evaporates away.Keep this aside.

Peel the skin of 2 raw banana and cut this into small pieces.Take  some water in a pot and add little turmeric to it and put only the cut  raw bananas. Wash it in running water for 3-4 times and cook in low flame with little salt and turmeric powder for some minutes.When its done add the boiled koorkka to it and mix well.Now its ready to add the coconut masala to it and close it with a lid and leave it for 2 mins. After its mixed well , combine them  together.Switch off the flame and keep aside.

To Garnish

Take a small tawa and heat little coconut oil and mustard seed, then rice grains when these two pops up,add red chilly, then curry leaves and finally 1 tb sp of grated coconut and fry till golden brown and garnish this over the curry.

Ingredients

Koorkka-100 gms

Raw banana- 2 nos

Coconut grated- 1 cup +1 tb sp

Shallots -3-4

Garlic cloves-5

Green chillies - 4

Curry leaves 2 sprigs

Jeera 1/4 tsp

Turmeric powder a pinch

salt n water