Baale Hannu Pachadi ( Banana Salad)

Description: The dish I am writing about now is made from ripe bananas. This is especially helpful if the bananas are too ripe to eat. You won’t feel like throwing it away but then, u won’t feel like eating it too since it is very ripe.

Making a pachadi out of it is a good way of not throwing it away! The other way that I know of using a ripe banana is to crush it nicely either in a blender or using your hands and putting it over your face like a face pack! It gives a very good glow to your skin J.

This pachadi can be eaten with chapattis or pooris or different kinds of bread.

Preparation Time : 5 minutes.

Cooking Time : 10 minutes

Ingredients:
1. KaLitha BaalehaNnu (Ripe Bananas): 3 (Let it be ripe but not so ripe that it is almost watery. If it is like that, put it over your face ;))
2. huLi majjige (Curd or Buttermilk that has turned a little sour): ¼ liter or 20 Ounce
3. saasive (Mustard): a little
4. jeerige (Cumin seeds): 1 teaspoon
5. uppu (Salt): as per taste
6. hasi meNasina kaayi (Green Chillies): 4-5 or as per taste. Cleaned and Chopped You can use red Chillies also if you have them.
7. karibEvina soppu (Curry leaves): a little
8. kottaMbari soppu (Coriander leaves): a little. Cleaned and Chopped.
9. eNNe (Oil): 2 teaspoons.
10. oNa maavina puDi (amchur powder / Dried Mango Powder): a little (Optional. Can be used if the curd is not sour)
11. ingu (Asafetida): a little. As per taste.

How to Prepare:

1.Mash the bananas till they are soft and mushy. It is better if you mash them with your hands. Blender does not work so well. (Of course, wash you hands thoroughly before you mash them!).
2.Heat Oil in a pan and fry the mustard until it sputters.
3.Add cumin seeds, chopped Green Chillies, curry leaves and asafetida and fry for some more time.
4.Put the stove off and add the curd or buttermilk.
If you only have the thick curd, add some water to it and make it more watery. If the curd is not sour, you can add some amchur powder (Dried mango powder) to it.
5. Add the mashed bananas.
6. Add salt as per your taste and mix it well!
7. It is now ready to eat.


Servings: 2 Servings.

PS1: The names of ingredients are how they are called in Kannada, my mother tongue. Their English equivalents are given in brackets.

PS2: The recipes that I am posting are those that I have tried personally and have turned out well. They are recipes that I am collecting from my mother, mother-in-law, aunts, uncles, friends, cousins and my husband.

PS3: I think I have covered whatever needs to be covered. Please let me know if you would like to see any changes in the way the recipes are presented.

PS4: Enjoy your cooking. I definitely am enjoying it immensely!