Aratikaya Vepudu or Plantain Fry with Sambar Powder – Aromatic and delicious side dish for rice!
Aratikaya Vepudu is one of the traditional Andhra stir-fry dishes and can be made in many ways. I have added sambar powder to the classic stir-fry to enhance the flavor and taste. If you are looking for more South Indian recipes then do check the below recipes.
Few More South Indian Recipes:
- Kathirikai Rasavangi
- Kalchina Aratikaya Koora
- Aratikaya Ulli Karam
- Palakottai Kootu
- Keerai Sambar
- Kathirikai Sambar
- Vazhakkai Poriyal
- Vellarikka Kichadi
Aratikaya Vepudu with Sambar Powder Recipe below:
Aratikaya Vepudu Recipe - Plantain Stir-Fry with Sambar Powder
Easy and healthy South Indian plantain stir-fry with sambar powder.
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups Plantain chopped
- 1 Onion
- 1 to 1.5 tsp Sambar Powder
- ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder
- ½ tsp Mustard Seeds
- ¼ tsp Urad Dal
- ¼ tsp Chana Dal
- 1 Sprig Curry leaves
- 2 tbsp Oil
Instructions
- Wash, peel and chop the plantain into medium cubes.
- In a saucepan, add the cubed plantain, turmeric and water and cook until plantain pieces are tender.
- Drain and set aside.
- Heat oil in a pan. Add the mustard seeds, chana dal and urad dal and let them splutter.
- Add the curry leaves and sliced onion and fry until translucent.
- Then add the cooked plantain pieces, salt and sambar powder to it and combine.
- Sprinkle a handful of water and mix. Cook without the lid on a low flame for 10 minutes.
- If it sticks to the pan, add little more oil. Stir occasionally.
- Turn off the flame and serve hot with rice or rasam rice.
Nutrition
Calories: 192kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 2gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 5mgPotassium: 423mgFiber: 2gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 834IUVitamin C: 23mgCalcium: 8mgIron: 1mg
Nutrition values are estimates only.
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I love banana fry …I make it sometimes for dinner
hwy my MIL does the same way of using sambhar powder..Same pinch Hari…
Yumm, goes very well with dal and rice or even some curd rice..
Good idea to use Sambhar powder instead of chilly powder.
vepuddu looks lovely. love the idea of using sambar powder.