Vazhakkai (Raw Banana) Malli Kuzhambu

Diwali is around, hope everyone is cooking, frying and purchasing... with all those frying ,tempting savouries and sweets, i felt like having something tangy and that too with raw banana, i prepared this kuzhambu for our lunch after making out a huge box of murukkus, needless to say how i enjoyed having this tangy kuzhambu simply with roasted papads, nothing will beat this delicious combination... Its such a real comfort food and this gravy tastes too delicious even after a day, i used gingelly oil for making out this gravy and this gravy is simply prepared with masala based with coriander seeds, fennel seeds, grated coconut, peppercorns, fenugreek seeds,cumin seeds, cinnamon stick and cloves..Needless to say that this kuzhambu tastes marvellous with hot steaming rice topped with ghee..

2nos Raw Banana (chopped)
2nos Onions (diced)
1no Tomato(chopped)
2cups Tamarind extract
1/2tsp Red chilly powder
1tsp Fenugreek seeds
1/4cup Gingelly oil
5nos Curry leaves

To Grind:
2tbsp Coriander seeds
1tsp Cumin seeds
1tsp Peppercorns
1tsp fennel seeds
1tsp Fenugreek seeds
2nos Cloves
1no Cinnamon stick
1/4cup Grated coconut

Dry roast all ingredients from the list 'To Grind' and grind everything as fine paste with enough water...Heat the gingelly oil and add the fenugreek seeds, let them fry, immediately add the diced onions, chopped tomatoes, curry leaves and saute everything until the onions turns transculent, add the raw banana pieces, stir for few minutes, now stir in the grounded paste and cook everything in simmer for few minutes..Add the tamarind extract with red chilly powder,salt to the cooking veggies..

Cook until the oil gets separates and the gravy turns thick..Enjoy with hot steaming rice with papads!!!