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@arunima25 (93194)
Bangalore, India
August 26, 2020 2:37am CST
I am going to have my lunch in sometime. It's an hour lunch break and I have another 30 minutes of it.
Now what you see in the picture here is the side dish for lunch today. It's raw banana marinated with spices and then sauted. Though the dish is supposed to be deep fried or shallow fried, I go for a healthier way of sauting few pieces at a time in a little oil. My iron pan is better than any non stick. I use iron pan and avoid non sticks for health reasons and also for durability and easier maintenance. 
This dish ( you can call it spicy banana fry) tastes better when served hot. 
So I left banana marinated in the morning with spices for few hours and that enough marination enhances the taste.
My husband and daughters had their lunch and are back to their work. I will mylot for a while and then have it. I am still not feeling that hungry. It's hot rice, sambhar ( spicy lentil curry with veggies like carrot, beans and pumpkin), banana fry, radish raita ( a dish of grated radish mixed in curd), cucumber salad and green coriander chutney. My daughters loved the meal. . This is one way they like to eat raw banana.
I hope you all are enjoying your time. And for many here it might be some meal time in their time zone
. What's on your plate or menu for next meal??
This dish ( you can call it spicy banana fry) tastes better when served hot.
So I left banana marinated in the morning with spices for few hours and that enough marination enhances the taste.
My husband and daughters had their lunch and are back to their work. I will mylot for a while and then have it. I am still not feeling that hungry. It's hot rice, sambhar ( spicy lentil curry with veggies like carrot, beans and pumpkin), banana fry, radish raita ( a dish of grated radish mixed in curd), cucumber salad and green coriander chutney. My daughters loved the meal. . This is one way they like to eat raw banana.
I hope you all are enjoying your time. And for many here it might be some meal time in their time zone. What's on your plate or menu for next meal??14 people like this
16 responses
@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
26 Aug 20
Enjoy your food there. I'm not a fan of banana at all
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@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
29 Aug 20
@arunima25 no..this is one fruit whose flavor I don't like at all
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
29 Aug 20
@amitkokiladitya Oh! I see. But what about raw banana? Many do not like ripe banana but enjoy koftas or bhaji.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
27 Aug 20
Oh! I see. I love banana.. Be it fruit, milkshake, cakes, bread, many more desserts, raw banana dishes. I even enjoy banana flowers and soft stems curry.
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@m_audrey6788 (58468)
• Germany
26 Aug 20
Your meal sounds so delicious. Enjoy. Not thinking of a meal for now maybe later
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
26 Aug 20
What time is it there??
Our meal was really a full one and quite delicious
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
27 Aug 20
@m_audrey6788 So did you miss your breakfast??
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@shubhu3 (36463)
• New Delhi, India
27 Aug 20
@arunima25 Wow. They look really good. 
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
27 Aug 20
@shubhu3 They are yummy. Goes well with rice dhal as a side dish. Spicy and crunchy
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
27 Aug 20
It was yummy and filling. These are not chips but sauted pieces of spicy raw banana. They taste really good.
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@erictsuma (9725)
• Mombasa, Kenya
26 Aug 20
It's now lunch tine here and I have rice and beans
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
29 Aug 20
That's a filling and yummy lunch. And not to forget tasty and healthy
And not to forget tasty and healthy1 person likes this
@jayanth_77 (7179)
• India
26 Aug 20
The banana fried dish is indeed a tasty fish. In Kerala too there is a friend banana dish called Payam Pori which is a sweet dish.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
29 Aug 20
Oh! I have to try that. Is it made out of raw banana??
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
4 Sep 20
@jayanth_77 Thanks for sharing it. I have diabetes but will try it for my children. They might like it.
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@jayanth_77 (7179)
• India
29 Aug 20
@arunima25 made of ripe banana long thin slices , rice powder, maida , sugar. Similar to making mirchi bajji except that it is sweet and chili is replaced by banana slice.
Just sharing a random YouTube video for information about the kerala Payampuri sweet dish
Pazham Pori Kerala Style | Vazhakkappam Recipe | Banana Fritters | Banana | Easy Snacks to Make at Home Welcome to Pinks Kitchen, my food blogging channel. H...
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
29 Aug 20
It is indeed. Do you have them there? Dishes out of raw banana?
@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
29 Aug 20
Oh! that's interesting. Seems we have a lot of similar dishes in our country
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@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
29 Aug 20
@arunima25 In my country, some Filipinos use bamboo sticks for these bananas. It looks likes this.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
29 Aug 20
@Shavkat Wow! That looks tempting but I guess it is a sweet dish while mine is spicy. But they both definitely look delicious!
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@psanasangma (7910)
• India
26 Aug 20
I thought it is some other didn't expect it is banana in the picture. It look delicious. never tried this way
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@psanasangma (7910)
• India
28 Aug 20
@arunima25 Wow, I can sense it. Yesterday, we boil banana.. after long time.. never forget my school days..
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
28 Aug 20
@psanasangma We make koftas or bharta after boiling it. Is there any other dish with boiled banana??
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
27 Aug 20
These are raw banana. We call it vegetarian fish. We use the same spices that is used for fish fry and it gives the same texture, look and even taste
. We use the same spices that is used for fish fry and it gives the same texture, look and even taste1 person likes this
@rakski (156478)
• Philippines
30 Aug 20
@arunima25 yes, we fry it with some flour batter, or fry it as it is
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
29 Aug 20
It was really yum and we all relished itDo you use raw banana in dishes there? Someone mentioned that you too have a similar dish.
Do you use raw banana in dishes there? Someone mentioned that you too have a similar dish.1 person likes this
@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
4 Sep 20
@rakski Oh! Even we do that with flour batter. It's called banana pakoda.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
27 Aug 20
These are raw green bananas. This is a special variety that is used for curries, chips etc. They call it batisa kela and it doesn't taste good as a ripe fruit. It finds it uses in other dishes. Ellaki, robusta, lal kela etc are consumed ripe. They are not meant for cooking spicy dishes. They find their place as sweet fruit or in desserts like cakes, bread and puddings. We have a lot of varieties of banana here.
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
27 Aug 20
@arunima25 Ah, now I understand. I've had those in Indian restaurants.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
3 Sep 20
@DianneN I hope you liked it. Many won't enjoy it much. Actually our cultural background has a lot to do with our taste buds.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
27 Aug 20
I used turmeric, red chilli, fenugreek powder, mustard powder, garlic paste, cumin powder, black pepper powder, salt and hung curd.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
29 Aug 20
It is indeed very yummy. We have a special variety of raw banana called batisa banana. They are not tasty when ripe and are mainly used raw for dishes like chips, curries and many other spicy tasty varieties.
@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
29 Aug 20
I know this one is quite tempting1 person likes this
@Overflowing (3709)
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26 Aug 20
I guess we'll just have fried fish and some leftover
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
29 Aug 20
Fried fish sound deliciousSure you would have enjoyed it.
Sure you would have enjoyed it.
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
29 Aug 20
Looks really yummy enjoy it all.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
29 Aug 20
@arunima25
Would love to try that sometime.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
29 Aug 20
It is indeed very tempting and one can overeat. Serves as a great side dish in meals or as snacks. It tastes good when served hot.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
29 Aug 20
@lovinangelsinstead21 You might like it if you like some spicy and tangy stuff
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@sarik1 (7816)
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29 Aug 20
@arunima25 Great thank sharing . i understand . i will try.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
29 Aug 20
@sarik1 Hope you like it. If not comfortable with hung curd, you can avoid it. Just squeeze some fresh lemon juice before serving. And I forgot about mustard paste..that is the real punch.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
29 Aug 20
Do you use raw banana ( a different variety that is used for making curries)? You get them in veggie section in stores or market. I just cut and marinate it with hung curd, garlic, ginger, fenugreek, coriander, cumin, black pepper, chilli and turmeric.Leave it for two hours and then saute it ( few pieces at a time) or shallow fry it. We use mustard oil.
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