Vaazhaikai(Raw Plantain) poriyal

This is the simplest dish you can ever make,, that too it consumes less oil. Adding chopped onions will enhance its flavor. Here I have not used onions(yet it was tasty ! :)). This is a good side dish for any kind of sambar/kuzhambu rice.

Ingredients:

4 medium sized raw plantains (Peel the skin,cut into pieces and dip in water in order to prevent it from changing its color)
Mustard seeds - 1 spoon
Channa Dal - 1 spoon
Urad dal - 1/2 spoon
asafoetida - 1/4 spoon
Curry leaves - few
Red Chilllies - 3-4
Turmeric - 1/4 spoon
Salt - as needed
Oil - 2 spoons

Preparation:

• Cook the chopped raw plantain pieces in a vessel adding enough water. It may hardly take 10-15 mins on a medium flame. Once they are tender, switch off the pan and keep aside.
• The pieces should not be too soft/sticky. 
• Now in a pan, add oil, once hot, add mustard seeds, asafoetida, channa dal, urad dal, red chillies, curry leaves. Wait till the dals becomes light brown.
• Now add the cooked pieces along with salt, turmeric. Mix well.
• Fry for 6-8 mins and switch off the pan.

Vaazhaikai poriyal thayaaar :).

Points to be noted:

If you prefer to use onions, add onions after seasoning. When they turn pink, you can add the cooked plantain pieces and continue as given above.