Capsicum – Aratikaya Koora / Bell Pepper -Raw Banana Curry

Recipe Cooked, Photographed and Written by Praveena

PrepTime:5 mins   CookTime:15 mins   Cuisine:Indian

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This, Capsicum – Raw Banana Curry, recipe is one of my experiments, I made with the leftover veggies in my fridge.

Ya…One weekend, I wanted to wipe clean the refrigerator and so was so determined not to get any veggie shopping until I clean it thoroughly. 

I was not so confident when I started to cook this, but to my surprise the curry turned out really tasty. We had it with plain rice and plain roti too. It was perfect for both.

So, this, Capsicum – Raw Banana, curry can be served either with any rice, poori, roti, chapati, or pulao. and takes just 15 mins max to make this simple yet spicy curry/koora.

Table of Contents:

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1. Short Video Clip of ‘Plantain & Bell Pepper Dry Curry’:
2. Possible Alterations for the recipe, ‘Bell Peppers – Raw Banana Curry / Capsicum – Aratikaya Koora’:
3. Health Benefits of ‘Bell Pepper & Raw Banana (Plantain) Curry’:
4. Other recipes from my blog:
5. Step wise pics Procedure for ‘Capsicum – Aratikaya Koora / Bell Pepper – Raw Banana Curry’:
6. Tips & Storage:
7. Result:
8. Recipe Card & Print:

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Short Video Clip of ‘Plantain & Bell Pepper Dry Curry’:

Possible Alterations for the recipe, ‘Bell Peppers – Raw Banana Curry / Capsicum – Aratikaya Koora’:

Choice of peppers: While I have used only green colour Bell Peppers, feel free to use any coloured peppers. In fact using multi coloured capsicum gives the entire dish a colourful appeal.

Using onions and garlic:  If you wish to, you can add them, which I avoided. Add chopped onions & garlic, after the tempering. Only when the onions soften add the veg pieces and continue with the recipe.

Spice Options: You can even avoid the dhaniya / coriander powder if you don’t have it right away.

For more additional flavour, you might even add ½ teaspoon of Indian Curry powder.

To make Semi-Dry version of this curry: I preferred this dish to turn to be dry, but in case you wish to make it semi-dry, try adding a tablespoon of tamarind puree along with the other spices.

Health Benefits of ‘Bell Pepper & Raw Banana (Plantain) Curry’:

Raw banana has High Fibre Content, Probiotic Bacteria, Source Of Vitamins and is good for Diarrhoea Treatment, Diabetic Diet. 

Capsicum / Bell Pepper, is one vegetable that is low in Saturated Fat, and very low in Cholesterol. It is a good source of Dietary Fibre, Vitamin-C and Vitamin-K. This is what I learnt about this veggie.

To conclude, this is a Plant based, Gluten free, dry side dish that’s Low in calories, rich in providing essential iron, calcium and is good to eliminate bad cholesterol.

Hence adding this recipe to my collection of  Weight Loss Food / Low Carb Recipes.

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Before starting to cook, don’t forget to see the Tips mentioned at the end.

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Ingredients:

• Capsicum / Bell Peppers / Shimla Mirch – 2 (medium size)
• Raw Banana / Green Banana / Aratikaya – 2 (medium size)
• Salt – 2½ teaspoons
• Red Chilly powder – 2 teaspoons
• Fresh Coriander (chopped) – 2 tablespoons
• Grated / Desiccated Coconut – 2 tablespoons
• Ground Coriander / Dhaniya Powder – 1 tablespoon
• Besan / Gram Flour / Chickpea flour – 1 tablespoon
• Cooking Oil – 4 tablespoons
• Water – ¼ cup

Ingredients for Tempering :

• Mustard Seeds – ½ teaspoon
• Jeera / Cumin seeds – ½ teaspoon
• Sesame seeds/Nuvvulu – 1 teaspoon
• Dry Red Chillies – 3
• Turmeric powder – ¼ teaspoon

Special Ingredients:

• Grated / Desiccated Coconut
• Dhaniya / Coriander Seeds Powder

Step wise pics Procedure for ‘Capsicum – Aratikaya Koora / Bell Pepper – Raw Banana Curry’:

Firstly, cut the bell peppers/capsicum into cube size pieces. And then peel the skin of Raw bananas.

Cut them into cube size pieces and put them in a bowl of water, so that they don’t turn dark in colour.

Put a medium sized frying pan on stove top medium flame. Add oil ( 2 tbsp) of oil, heat it.

Then, add all the ‘Ingredients for Tempering’, sauté while stirring.

Add the dry red chillies just by breaking them into half with your fingers & curry leaves.

Now, transfer all the pieces of capsicum and raw banana. 

Add the salt & mix everything, that the pieces are well coated with the salt, tempering.

Add the water and close with lid, for 5 mins. Let it steam cook.

Then open the lid and check if the capsicum and banana pieces are softened enough.

If so, then add the chopped coriander, red chilli powder, grated/desiccated coconut, besan, dhaniya / coriander powder, remaining oil.  

Now, stir everything and let it cook for 2 more minutes, without lid.

Later switch the flame off, when the vapour is completely evaporated.

Take the curry/koora into a serving bowl, and garnish it with chopped coriander leaves. Done!!

Tips & Storage:

• To make Dhaniya / Coriander powder, dry roast whole dhaniya/coriander seeds in a small pan until they turn light brown or until you get a good aroma. Powder them in a spice grinder/ blender once they are cooled.
• Grind the roasted dhaniya/coriander seeds in a blender/mixie only when they are completely cooled. If not it might become a paste rather than powder.
• If the ¼ cup of water isn’t enough to steam cook the vegetables, check and add few more tablespoons as required. 
• Don’t overcook the capsicum it might turn mushy. Keep stirring in between.
• Be very careful that the veg pieces are not mushy, they need to be separated piece by piece, even after the spices are added.
• Adjust the salt and spice as per your taste.
• The pics above have yellow capsicum in the pan while the curry in the serving dish is if green capsicum. I have tried the same recipe with different coloured bell peppers.
• Storage: This, Bell Pepper & Raw Banana, curry/koora tastes fine up to 2 days at room temperature and can be stored in refrigerator for 3-4 days.

Result:

• We had this, Bell Pepper & Raw Banana, curry with plain white rice and papad as shown in the pic.
• It can be served as a side either with any rice, poori, roti, chapati, or pulao.
• This curry tasted delicious, even when we tried with plain roti as well.
• Moreover with two vegetables that have such high nutrient values (as I mentioned above in detail), this curry is perfect health wise too.

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