I have bookmarked so many Kalyana veetu recipes to try. As the list is going long, I wanted to start with this easy and flavourful Kalyana veetu vazhakkai varuval recipe / Kalyana veetu vazhakkai poriyal. I love this Tamil nadu marriage style vazhaikai varuval a lot since my childhood. Some people call it as vazhakkai chops too.

Every time I taste this in a marriage banquet, I have tried to guess the ingredients that goes into it. I was able to spot the fennel seeds alone. I have also made a Yam chops recipe in my blog years ago. Now I am happy to try this perfect Kalyana veetu style vazhakkai curry with a strong masala flavor which is my kind.

The ingredients used for grinding the masala is the highlight in this recipe. So please do not skip any. Actually I referred this recipe in many YouTube channels and tweaked it slightly to make an easy version. It came out so well. We all loved it.

Friends, do try this Tamil nadu Kalyana veetu style Vazhakkai varuval recipe. You will love it for sure. It tastes great with sambar, rasam and curd rice. Check out the video below

Kalyana veetu vazhakkai varuval recipe

Kalyana veetu vazhakkai varuval recipe | Marriage style raw banana fry recipe for rice

Cuisine: Tamil nadu

Category: Side dish

Serves: 3

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 30 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

To roast in oil

Raw banana – 2
Cooking oil – 3 tbsp

To grind masala

Grated coconut – 1/3 cup
Cinnamon – 2 pieces
Cloves – 2
Garlic cloves – 4
Ginger – 1 inch piece
Small onion – 6
Fennel seeds – 1 tsp
Red chilli powder – 1 tsp
Coriander powder – 1 tsp
Tomato – 1

To temper

Cooking oil – 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
Fennel seeds – 1/2 tsp
Big onion – 1 ( chopped)
Curry leaves – few
Coriander leaves – to garnish

HOW TO MAKE KALAYANA VEETU VAZHAKKAI RECIPE

Wash and peel the skin of raw banana. Chop into big cubes and set aside.
Steam in an idli pot or in a cooker. Raw banana should be soft but firm in shape.
Remove and cool down. Heat oil and shallow fry the raw banana till golden in color. Collect in a plate.
Grind all the ingredients given under “ To grind masala” to a coarse paste without adding water. Set aside.
In the remaining oil, splutter mustard seeds, fennel seeds and curry leaves.
Saute onions and add the ground masala, salt and turmeric powder. Mix well. Add little water and Saute till raw smell goes off.
Lastly add the roasted raw banana pieces. Mix to coat well in low flame.
Switch off the flame and garnish with coriander leaves.
Serve with plain rice, sambar, rasam and curd rice. Enjoy !

METHOD – STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Wash and peel the skin of Raw banana. Chop into big cubes. Keep in water till use.
Take the chopped raw banana cubes and steam if for 5 minutes in an idli pot or keep it in a vessel inside a pressure cooker. Steam cook for one whistle in high flame. Make sure raw banana pieces turns soft but firm in shape. This step is completely optional. But I did it as I wanted my raw banana pieces to be cooked well to avoid Gas trouble and stomach irritation.

Take the steamed raw banana pieces. Heat 3 tbsp oil and drop few banana pieces. Shallow fry both the sides till golden and slightly crispy.

Remove in a plate. Repeat the same in batches. Fry all the raw banana pieces and set aside.
Grind the ingredients given under “For masala” to a coarse paste without adding water. Set aside.

Heat the remaining oil the kadai after shallow frying. Splutter mustard seeds, fennel seeds and curry leaves. Add finely chopped onion and saute till transparent.

Add the ground masala and mix well. Add little water and boil in low flame till thick. Masala boils and leaves the raw smell too. It becomes thick and starts to leave oil in the sides.

Lastly add the fried raw banana pieces and mix gently to coat well. Roast in low flame for few minutes. Switch off the flame once the poriyal starts to leave nice smell. Garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve hot with rice, sambar, rasam and curd rice.

Enjoy !

Note

To make it more spicy, add one finely chopped green chilli along with onion and saute it.
Adjust the quantity of oil. You can also fry the raw banana pieces in little oil in dosa tawa.
Do not skip fennel seeds.

Try this yummy Kalyana veetu style Vazhakkai varuval recipe and enjoy !