A popular and simple delicacy from kerala made from red lobia or red cow peas (Vanpayar) and raw nendran banana.
Bean and Banana gravy
- Soak the cow peas (Brown bean) in water at least 6 to 8 hrs
- In a cooker pan add the soaked bean and sufficient water and cook for 3 whistles
- Now scrape the green skin of the banana and slice the banana to small dices
- Now in a bowl, add water and then soak the banana dices to it. Add turmeric powder, salt, stir the well and allow to soak for few minutes
- To cooked beans, add diced banana, chilly powder and water if necessary and pressure cook for 1 or 2 whistle
Coconut Paste
- To a pan add oil, when hot add desiccated coconut, cumin seeds and stir till it turns light brown
- Allow it to cool, add little water and then grind it to a paste
Final mix and seasoning
- To the cooked beans and banana gravy add the coconut paste
- Add some water, salt, curry leaves and mix it well
- Allow this gravy to cook till it boils
- Now to a seasoning pan add oil
- As the oil become hot, add mustard, red chilly and stir it for half a minute
- Add this seasoning to the gravy
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