Plantain Chips/ Kerala Banana Chips/ Nendran Chips

               The sound of tossing the chips, just tingles my brain and my sensation😂. 

A big Hi-Fi🙌 to you if you fall under the same league.

          I used to have a silly belief that, if a recipe tastes great then the preparation of the recipe would be very difficult. But my silly thought was crumbled similar to the chips. 

                     This easy-peasy recipe requires very few ingredients. All the ingredients used are always readily available in your kitchen, except for the banana- the chief ingredient😀.

                      In my native village, we get ample varieties of banana with varied  sizes too🍌🍌🍌. Each of the variety has a unique taste. For making chips, normal bananas also can be used. Nendran Bananas gives a unique flavour n taste.

Cooking Time: 5-10 minutes

Preparation Time: 20-30 minutes

Ingredients:

2-3 numbers Raw Banana

2 tsp Turmeric Powder

Salt as per taste

Oil for frying

1/2 tbsp Chilly Powder

1/4 tbsp Pepper Powder

Procedure:

1) Keep all the ingredients ready for the recipe.

2) Peel off the bananas. In raw bananas, the peeling is a bit hard, but semi-ripe ones can be peeled off easily.

3) After peeling the bananas, we need to make the mixture of turmeric powder and salt, by adding little water.

4) Next step is heat the kadai(frying pan). Once it heats up, put oil for frying. I prefer using coconut oil. Once the oil heats up, slice the bananas into the oil and start frying. 

5) Allow the bananas to cook. Once it is half cooked, add the mixture of turmeric and salt. 

6) Allow it to cook for some more time. If the banana slices is completely cooked, the oil will stop bubbling. Now you can filter off the oil and transfer it to a container. 

           Notes:

• You can use any banana for making the chips, I have used the nendran variety ones.
• Adding chilly powder or pepper powder is optional. Many like to have the bland taste of banana itself.
• The ripe ones will give a little sweet chips.
• In any oil fried recipe, if the item is cooked the oil will stop bubbling.

        You can enjoy the lip smacking chips with tea.

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Curry Leaves

       Any South Indian Cuisine is incomplete without curry leaves. The final garnishing of cooked food is done by adding oil, followed by mustard seeds. After it splutters, curry leaves (chopped onions optional) is added. This method is followed traditionally.
      
      I just used to wonder, how our ancestors were so brilliant, that even in cooking they inculcated science!!!

      Adding curry leaves reduces the cholesterol, full of iron, improves eyesight. Our ancestors, neither went for special gyms, nor weight-loss programs or weight-loss drinks, instead the day to day activities they followed made them stay healthy and live longer.

Karuveppilai

Karepeku/ Karivepaku

Karibevu

Kareapela

Kari patta

• A good remedy for nausea and indigestion. Extract juice of curry leaves, squeeze a lime and add a pinch of sugar.

•  Chew a few leaves every day to lose weight 

•  Improves eyesight, so make sure you do not throw away the leaves while eating. It is also believed to prevent cataract. 

• Good for hair growth. Prevents  pre-mature greying of hair.