Anti Kaya Pulusu (Green Banana Curry)

Ingredients

• two pounds of green bananas
• an ounce of tamarind juice
• two teaspoonfuls chilli powder
• one teaspoonful of coriander powder
• one teaspoonful of turmeric powder
• two big onions
• two bay
• two lemon grass
• two coriander leaves
• salt to taste
• two spoonfuls of melted butter

Method

1. 1

   Wash and scrape the skins of the bananas, cut them into square pieces.

2. 2

   Mix tamarind juice, chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, and salt to make a paste.

3. 3

   Slice onions and add bay leaves, lemon grass, coriander leaves, and some water.

4. 4

   Fry onions, garlic, and mustard seed until brown, then add to the main dish.

5. 5

   Simmer until vegetables are cooked.

6. 6

   Add melted butter.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 3 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Banquets of the nations (1911) by Robert H. Christie, page 125. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Anti Kaya Pulusu. (Green Banana Curry.) Wash and scrape the skins of two pounds of green bananas, cut them in square pieces about one and a half inches long ; take an ounce of tamarind juice, two tea- spoonfuls chilli powder, one teaspoonful of coriander powder, and one teaspoonful turmeric powder, and mix together and ground to a paste ; add salt to taste. Slice two big onions ; add two bay, two lemon grass, and two coriander leaves, and some water. In a separate pan fry the two onions, a point of garlic, and a pinch of 3°3 BANQUETS OF THE NATIONS mustard seed till the}' are brown, and put into the main dish. Close the lid and allow to simmer till the vege- tables are cooked. Add two spoonfuls of melted butter

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