Dahi Plantain Fry (Sautéed plantain curry with spicy yogurt sauce)

This is simple and delicious plantain curry. In this dish, plantain cubes are cooked with spicy yogurt-based curry. This goes very well with variety rice, curd rice, rasam sadam, kuzhambu sadam, chapatti, roti and bread.

Ingredients

Cubed Plantain – 1 (big)

Finely Chopped Onion – 1 (big)

Finely Chopped Tomato – 1

Chopped Garlic – 2 Cloves

Chilli Powder – 1 tsp

Coriander Powder – 2 tsp

Turmeric Powder – 1 tsp

Yogurt/Curd – 2 tsp

Salt to taste

Finely chopped Coriander Leaves - few

Water as required

To Temper

Sesame Oil – 2 to 3 tsp

Mustard Seeds – 1/ tsp

Curry Leaf – a handful

Method

Heat oil in a pan, add the tempering ingredients one by one and saute it for few seconds.

Add chopped garlic pieces and saute it for few seconds. Add chopped onions with salt and fry until it gets translucent. Add chopped tomato pieces and cook until it becomes mushy.

Add chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and yogurt then mix well.

Then add the cubed plantain pieces and mix well. Then add the required water and close the lid and cook for 10 to12 minutes or until completely cooked well.

Now switch off the flame and garnish with chopped coriander leaves then serve hot.