Raw Banana Gravy using Masoor Dal - A finger licking dish - Old Indian Kitchen

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   Raw Banana is a green banana which we can take as a food after cooking it.It has lots of health benefits.There are couple of ways to add raw banana in your diet menu.I love raw banana so much and sometimes I fry small round pieces of raw banana for evening snacks,sometimes I cook it as a banana cutlet and sometimes I cook it as a yummy gravy.Today, I am going to share the recipe named "Raw Banana Gravy using Masoor Dal ",which is a very delicious dish.When I served this dish to my husband, he said "bliss" ,he could not avoid licking his fingers in front of his office colleagues.

Ingredients:

• Raw banana 1
• Masoor Dal 40 grams
• Chop Onions 1
• Chop Chili 2
• Cumin powder 1/2 tbsp
• Pepper powder 1/2 tbsp
• Salt
• Sugar 1/4 tbsp.
• Mustard oil or refine oil 5 tbsp
• Turmeric powder 1 tbsp
• Ghee 2 tbsp

Recipe:

Fry all together

1. Soak the Masoor dal in water for 15 minutes.
2. Take one raw green banana and remove the outer green cover.
3. Wash the banana and make small uniform pieces.
4. Now heat oil in deep cooking pot and add onions and chilies in low heat.
5. Drain the water from Dal and add it too.
6. Now add the banana pieces and fry all together.
7. Add turmeric, pepper, cumin powder and salt for taste,add a little sugar also.
8. Mix them well with ladle 
9. Cover the dish for 5 to 6 minutes.
10. Check repeatedly and cover it again
11. Check the dish, if banana become soft, then add 2 cups of hot water.
12. Boil them properly.
13. Wait for 20 minutes and dish will be ready.
14. Take out the dish in a bowl and add 2 tbsp of  Deshi Ghee for taste and smell.
15. Serve it warm with chapati / paratha.

                           

Cover the dish

                              

                                      

                                          

                                               Thank you😊😊😊





Note:

We are using some basic ingredients in almost all the recipes. Here, we will try to mention all the benefits of each ingredient.

Jeera (cumin seed) benefits:
1. Jeera is beneficial for digestion
2. It Lowers cholesterol
3. It is Effective for diabetes
4. Jeera Boosts immunity
5. It helps in detoxing body
6. It is good for weight loss.
7. It is Good for liver protection


Dhaniya (coriander seed) benefits:
1. Dhaniya helps in UTI (Urinary Tract Infection)
2. It decrease Blood Pressure.
3. It fight food poisoning.
4. It improve cholestrol levels.
5. It is very Good for digestion
6. It helps protect against cancer.

Black Pepper powder benefits:
1.It assist in breakdooown of fat cells.
2.It helps to cure some skin disease.
3.It gives relief in  cold, cough.
4.It helps to fight against infections and insect bites.

Onion benefits:
1.Onion is a good source of vitamin C.
2.Onion improves the immunity system of human body.
3.Onion regulates the blood sugar.
4.Onion (raw onion)keep your heart healthy by reducing the production of bad cholestrol.
5.Onion is reducing the risk of gastric ulcers.

Garlic benefits:
1.Garlic is a natural blood purifier.
2.Garlic is good for reliefing cold and flu.
3.Garlic and mustard oil hot mixer is very good for massage.
4.It is very good for high blood pressure.
5.Garlic can prevent heart disease.
6.Garlic may help you live longer.

Ginger benefits: 
2.It is good for thyroid patients.
3.It helps reducing nausea.
4.It helps in food digestion.
5.It helps in reducing muscle pain.
6.Ginger is good home remedy for cold and cough.

Pach Phoron and benefits:
 Panch Phoron is a combination of five spices in a equal amount, named fenugreek seed, nigella seed or kalonji, cumin seed, black mustard seed and fennel seed.
Benifits:
1.You will get benifits of five seeds in a same time in one recipe.
2.It very easy to use pach phoron in preparing lenthils.
3.It will satisy your taste because all the seeds have different, nice flavour.
4.It is usefull in preparing pickles.

Fenugreek seed benefits:
1.It is good for high bp patient.
2.It is also benificial for diabetic patient.
3.It helps to reduce cholesterol.
4.It helps to relieve sore throat pain and cough.
5.It is very good for new mothers.

Black mustard seed benefits:
1. It is good for skin and hair.
2.It fights against infection.
3.Mustard seed slows ageing.
4.Also mustard seed can prevent many disease.

Nigella or kalonji seed benefits:
1.It is very helpful in different disease.
2.It is good in cold.
3.It is natural fertilizer booster.

Fennel seed benefits:
1. It helps in weight loss.
2. It is good for liver.
3. It is good for eyesight.
4. It helps purify blood.
5  It is a natural mouth freshner.

Garam masala (Mixer of cinnamon + cloves + cardamom) benefits:
1. Garam masala is a immunity booster.
2. It is helpful in weight loss.
3. It helps in digestion.
4. It helps in lowering blood sugar levels.