Vazhakkai Kola Urundai | Raw Banana Kofta | Kids Snack Ideas

Vazhakkai Kola Urundai-  a crunchy snack/side made with raw banana.Kola urundai is nothing but South Indian kofta's.Kola urundai usually is made with minced meat in chettinad.For vegetarians valaipoo ,beetroot version of kofta's are also available.In vegetarian version toor dal add the required protein.

Mangalore Buns Recipe | Sweet Banana Poori | Step By Step Pictures

     Mangalore Buns or banana poori -a sweet, beautifully puffed poori a special breakfast/Snack item in the state of karnataka.When you are not familiar with mangalore buns it may be confusing and misleading ,its not like baked yeast buns but are leavened with baking soda and deep fried.

Peanut Butter Banana Sandwich | Quick Snack - Breakfast

    Peanut butter Banana Sandwich a great combo indeed.Do you love peanut butter ? I do,equally like my daughter.Peanuts are fatty nuts, i avoid eating it sometimes.This recipe i got from food network while watching.

Plantain Chips Recipe | Kerala Nendran Chips

Plantain chips-My very favorite, right from childhood.Dad gets it whenever he visits iyappan temple.Plantain chips are really addictive, can't stop with one packet  he he.

Remember my raw banana post?was telling you the difference between raw banana and plantain.

I love most kerala items be it unniyappam.puttu,avial,idiyappam,appam,this nendran chips, i love them all.Making plantain chips is really easy, no hard and fast rules.Let's get to the recipe.

Eggless Banana cake | Pressure Cooker Cake | Video Recipe

       Eggless Banana Cake - a moist cake made with pressure cooker.I have been getting request for a pressure cooker based cake since i started blogging.I have tried it 2 -3 times since then.But missed taking pictures of it.This time i got a video recipe(as a bonus) of Eggless pressure cooker banana cake.Hope you guys like the video.Share your thoughts in the video,so that i can do more of it if you guys like it.

I added walnuts to make the cake more interesting ,but you can add what ever nuts you have at hand.You can double or triple the recipe if you wish.

Raw Banana - Vazhakkai Varuval | Rice Side Dish

      Raw  Banana a much loved vegetable in our house.I do something with this veggie, for rice once in a week ,be it vazhakkai podimas, vazhakkai fry , enna vazhakkai .This type of vazhakkai varuval has become the most favourite after i tried.

Chocolate Banana Smoothie|Breakfast Smoothie

What is a smoothie?What is a milkshake ?What is the difference between smoothie and a milkshake?

•     Smoothie is a drink made  without ice cream or even without milk.Basically thick kind .
•     Milkshake is a drink made with milk ,ice cream or both.Milkshakes can be thin with or without fruit.

    I really had a hard time planning the title of this post.But finally i decided to go with smoothie.
     This smoothie i did for cooking secretly challenge started by priya suresh sis .This month my pair is sailaja reddy .She gave two wonderful ingredients ,Cocoa and banana..After hearing the ingredients i decided to do this smoothie ..Because drinks are rare happenings in mykitchenodyssey right ?
    I won't click and post smoothies and drinks which my daughter always demands.The ones i posted are strawnerry milkshake when strawberry is in season, lemon sharbath during summers,peach lassi when i buy peach.
   This is a skinny version ,you can very well add full fat milk and a very large banana and add more cocoa powder to make it more sweeter and thick smoothie.I personally don't like much sweet, so used less cocoa powder and no honey.Adding of peanut butter is optional.But it gives a nice touch to the smoothie.
     This is very filling smoothie.If you are in a hurry for a breakfast but forgot or don't have anything to cook .This smoothie is the best option.

RawBanana fry/Easy sidedish/எண்ணெய் வாழைக்காய்

Banana tree is one useful tree from top to bottom. In India Banana leaf meal is very famous and it has many healthy benefits too. Banana flower is used for making vadas and dry curry which is very nutritious (has iron and helps in getting regular periods ). Banana stem can be served as a dry dish and with dal. Ripe bananas we eat everyday and it has lots of pottasium which is good for high blood pressure .Raw bananas can be fried, or with besan flour it can be made as a yummy evening snack . So when you have a backyard why not grow banana tree .

I usually do variations on banana fry one is directly adding in oil. Other one is this ,Boiling the bananas in water to give a soft texture and later frying (not deep fried) in oil. This method works faster and has less oil compared to the other method.

First time when I ate it in my aunts house I became a fan. From that time I wanted to try and make this dish in my house. When I did this I was excited and was happy with the result.
 This goes very well this sambar and curd rice.

If you want to try the traditional banana fry click here 

Cooking Time:40 min
Serves:2-3

Banana oats muffin/Breakfast muffin/Healthy muffins

I wanted to use up the bananas which were laying in pantry for a long time. My daughter eats morning breakfast at home and goes to school (Even though most kindergarten schools provide breakfast ), so wanted to make her a healthy breakfast alternative apart from cereals (she loves cereals). Oats is a healthy whole grain and it has many benefits lowering cholesterol being one of them.

Muffins when made correctly are an healthy alternative to our staples idly, dosa. No butter not much oil and is  low in calories compared to cakes. No heavy beating of eggs, cream, butter and sugar. Mix the ingredients ,fill the cups ,bake it .Your muffins will be ready .Very easy and they are very very filling too .You can store this for 3-4 days it an airtight container. Kids love eating them whenever they wish .

Preparation time:10-15 min
Cooking time:16-20 min
Yields:8 muffins
Recipe source:health magazine

Banana Flower- Vaazhaipoo Vada Guest post in Pooja blog

When I started this blog, I looked for some support. Pooja was very kind and 

accommodating. I thank her very much for this great opportunity. Pooja has a 

wonderful cooking website "Daily Swad Sugandh". I love her recipes a lot and I 

have tried quite a few of them, one among them is babycorn-cashew-curry. It was super tasty and yummy. I hope you guys also enjoy her recipes.Go ahead and find my post in pooja's site.
                   

Cleaning banana flower:

• Remove the banana cover one by one and remove the stem and cut it in to small pieces.

• Preparing the vada and frying it.

Vada ready to serve.

Check other simple urad dal vada here

Raw Banana fry -Vaalaikai varuval

Raw Banana (வாழைக்காய்) and Indian egg plant (கத்தரிக்காய்) are two vegetables which get used almost always in Chettinad cuisine. In weddings and functions they get used in a variety of ways.

When I was a kid we used to have Curd rice with Raw banana fry for lunch. It brings me back memories. This is a Chettinad specialty and every house hold has its own version. Off late I have had a hard time finding fresh raw bananas. I got lucky this weekend, I found some fresh bananas in the Indian grocery store. I ended up buying four of them and used two in this recipe.

Preparation time:5 min

Cooking time:20-30 min

Serves:1-2