Aratikaya Pulusu(plantain tamarind curry)!




Aratikaya Pulusu is an andhra dish, very easy to prepare and very tasty dish.As many ppl dont know this recipe iam posting this recipe, which really takes few mintues to prepare and is usually served with the combination of daal in andhra,usually muddapappu(plain daal), which really tastes yummy.Here are the ingredients and process for cooking this dish.

INGREDIENTS:

Aratikaya(plantain)-1(cut into circular cubes of 1inch width)

Chopped Onions(big size onion)-1cup

Green chilli-4

Sugar or Jaggery-1tspn

Tamarind(dry)-lemon size

(soak tamarind in warm water and after 5min
squeeze it and collect the tamaring water-1cup)

Tadka ingredients : mustard seeds,cumin seeds,red chilli-1,
curry leaves, turmeric.

Red chilli powder-1tspn

Coriander powder-1tspn

PROCESS:

Take a pressure cooker,add a tbspn oil and once its warm add tadka ingredients and once they start crackling add chopped onions and chilli.

Fry till the onions are soft ,now add the plantain pieces (aratikaya pieces) to it and let it cook for 2min .

Now add the red chilli and coriander powder , jaggery, salt to taste and now add the tamarind water, if needed depending on the quantity you can add some water to it as the curry needs be saucy not a gravy curry.

Now close the lid and let it cook till one whistle , switch it off and once its cool take it into a serving bowl and you can add chopped cilantro before serving.

One of the delicious andhra recipe is now ready to serve with rice and daal.

Enjoy ur meal..