Pazham (Banana) Pachaddi

"Don't let another good banana go bad" was the through line for all of "chiquita" brand of bananas ad campaign. When their campaign was all about promoting their brand of bananas, this pazham pachaddi recipe is all about saving those bad bananas from going waste and converting them into one yummy dish.

Most often, this humble fruit is overlooked when it comes to providing nutritional value, gets over ripe in our kitchen shelf and find their way to the garbage can. Now here's what you can do with them,

Ingredients:

1-2- Ripe bananas

3-4 tablespoon- yogurt

1 tsp- Mustard

2-3 -Slit green chillies

2- Dried red chilli

2 tsp- oil

Salt to taste

Servings: 3-4

Process:

1. Heat oil and add the mustard seeds.

2. Once the seeds crackle, add and fry the green and dried red chillies.

3. Smash the ripe bananas and add it to this seasoning. 

4. Saute them for a minute.

5.Add yogurt and salt to it and give it a good mix.

6. Allow it to simmer on low flame for a minute and switch off the heat.

Sweet and spicy banana pachaddi is ready to be served with rice or chapathi.

Sabudhana Kichidi

Ingredients:

1 cup- Sabudhana

1cup- water

1tsp- turmeric powder

1 tsp- jeera

2 tbsp- Roasted and powdered peanut powder

4- slit green chillies

Servings- 3-4

Process:

1. Soak the Sabudhana overnight or for minimum 5 hours in water
2. After that, pour the excess water if any
3. Heat oil, then add the jeera.
4. After the jeera crackles, add the curry leaves, slit green chillies and saute it for 30 seconds
5. Add the soaked sabudhana and tumeric powder and fry the sabudhana until they turn pearly in texture.
6. Sprinkle water if required.
7. Add the roasted peanut powder and salt andgive it a good mix
8. Add the lemon juice.
9. Garnish with coriander leaves