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Living room front window.  This will need one more coat of paint and the green tape will come off.  This window needed lots of work.  The trim pcs on the top part of the window was completely rotted, most of it was not even on the window any longer.  We made new trim that matched the original and reinstalled them.  Window looks really good after the entire repair and sanding.  This window is good for the next 100 yrs.  www.bettermadecabinets.com

Living room front window.  This will need one more coat of paint and the green tape will come off.  This window needed lots of work.  The trim pcs on the top part of the window was completely rotted, most of it was not even on the window any longer.  We made new trim that matched the original and reinstalled them.  Window looks really good after the entire repair and sanding.  This window is good for the next 100 yrs.  www.bettermadecabinets.com

GOING BANANAS - Vaazhaikkai Bonda - Raw Banana Bondaas

GOING BANANAS !

VAAZHAIKKAI BONDA

The green or raw bananas used for cooking,  locally known as 'Mondan vaazhai' is grown in abundance in Trichy district. Apart from the banana fruits and Mondan vaazhaikkai, the broad and sturdy banana leaves (used for serving  food on festive occasions ) are also a speciality of this region. 

The magnificent show of abundance by a banana tree was intriguing when one of Mani's banana tree put forth three additional clusters of bananas along with the usual single huge cluster! 

 INGREDIENTS 

Raw bananas - 3 big 

Turmeric powder - 1 pinch 

Sambar powder - 1 tsp 

Salt - 1 tsp 

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp 

Mustard seeds- 1/4 tsp 

Oil - 1 tbsp 

Lime - 1 big 

Chopped coriander leaves - 2 tbsps 

TO MAKE THE FILLING 

1. Cut the bananas into two or three pieces with the peel.

2. Cover with water and cook till the banana becomes soft. 

3. Cool, peel and crush the cooked bananas. 

4. Add sambar powder and turmeric powder and do not mix yet. 

5. Heat oil and splutter mustard seeds and the cumin seeds and pour the seasoning all over the spice powders. 

6. Add salt and squeeze the juice of lime, and mix the curry well. 

 

   7.  Mix chopped coriander leaves into the curry. 

 TO MAKE THE BATTER 

Besan - 1 cup 

Rice flour - 2 tbsps 

Chilly powder - 1/4 tsp 

Salt - 1/4 tsp 

Asafoetida powder - 1 pinch 

Curds - 1 cup plus a little extra according to requirement

Combine all the ingredients together into a smooth and thick batter and set aside for fifteen minutes. 

TO MAKE THE BONDAAS 

1. Heat oil for frying. 

2. Pour two table spoons of hot oil into the batter and mix well using a spoon. 

3. Make plum size balls out of the prepared curry. 

4. Coat each curry ball with the prepared batter by dipping it into the batter. 

5. Drop one batter coated curry ball into hot oil and reduce flame. 

6. Drop more batter coated curry balls into the oil and do not disturb till the batter is cooked and the bondaas start changing colour. 

7. Increase heat and fry the batch of bondaas evenly on all sides. 

8. Fry till the bondaas become crisp and reddish brown in colour.

9. Remove the bondaas using a perforated ladle and drain on a paper towel. 

Find yourself popping the Vaazhaikkai bondaas into your mouth as and when they are done!