Raw Banana Chops Recipe | Balekai Chops | Vazhakai Chops - EverythingTraditional

Raw banana Chops recipe or Balekai Chops fry is a Traditional green spicy gravy recipe made with coconut, chillies, whole spices goes well with rice or chapati.

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Vazhakai chops as called in tamil is a very different recipe than vazhakai varuval or balekai fry. In the dry fry recipe we use only chilli powder and salt but this chops recipe is a unique and authentic recipe made with coconut as base, here ginger, garlic whole spices like cloves, cinnamon, black pepper, coriander powder, green chillies, turmeric, onion are ground to paste and made spicy flavorful masala  to get cooked with raw banana. This makes a flavorful spicy gravy to be served with rice or chapati or roti. 

This recipe can also be prepared with Cauliflower, potatoes, drumstick or Chicken or mutton if you are non veg lover.

Balekai chops can be had with Ghee rice as well. Ghee rice and Veg Kurma recipe is posted in my blog, do try that as well. 

This can be good side dish for sambar or rasam rice as well. 

Raw Banana Chops Recipe | Balekai Chops | Vazhakai Chops - EverythingTraditional Cuisine: Indian / South Indian Cook time: 15 minutes

Ingredients for Balekai Chops Raw banana / Balekai - 1 no. Oil - 2 teaspoons  For Grinding Coconut - 4 pieces or about 1/4 cup  Green chillies - 3 to 4  Cinnamon - 1/2 inch Cloves - 5  Coriander Powder - 1 teaspoon Onion - 1 small or 1/2 big  Black pepper corns - 1/4 teaspoon Coriander leaves - few strands Turmeric - 1/4 teaspoon Ginger - 1 inch Garlic - 7 pods

Instructions   In a mixer jar, add all the ingredients in 'For Grinding' list and grind to fine paste Wash remove skin and slice the raw banana Heat a pan adding 2 teaspoons of oil, Once oil heats up add sliced raw banana Fry banana well in oil until color changes to slight brown Add in the ground masala and salt Add water required to cook the banana Once raw banana is cooked switch off the flame and serve

Note:

1. Can add even red chilli powder and green chillies together, in that case reduce green chillies accordingly
2. People who are allergic to green chillies can only add red chilli powder and not green chillies
3. Cut and use the raw bananas immediately or keep them in water dipped to avoid discolouration of bananas 

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Do try Ghee rice or Pulao which is best combination for this Veg Kurma 

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How to make Raw Banana Chops Recipe | Balekai Chops | Vazhakai Chops with Step-by-step pictures

1. In a mixer jar, add all the ingredients in 'For Grinding' list and grind to fine paste

2. Wash remove skin and slice the raw banana

3. Heat a pan adding 2 teaspoons of oil, Once oil heats up add sliced raw banana

4. Fry banana well in oil until color changes to slight brown 

5. Add in the ground masala and salt

6. Add water required to cook the banana 

7. Once raw banana is cooked switch off the flame and serve

FAQ's

What is the difference between Raw banana fry and Chops?

Raw banana fry is made with chilli powder, pepper powder, this is a dry recipe to eat with Sambar rice, rasam rice or curd rice. Raw banana chops is a gravy made with coconut base with spices added to make this dish spicy and as main course. 

What is the alternate for raw banana in chops?

Instead of raw banana, we can use Cauliflower, potatoes, drumstick or chicken or mutton for Non veg lovers.