Aratikai masala curry...fried plantains cooked in spicy sauce

This is one of the recipes that is passed to me from my mom.Even though the procedure is little lengthy I think it is worth as it turns the very ordinary plantain curry to an awesome curry worth for a gathering.

Ingredients:

2 plantains,

1 medium onion,

2-3 green chillies,

2 medium tomatoes diced,

1 tbs ginger garlic paste,

1tsp garam masala,

1 tsp red chili powder,

1 cup tamarind juice or 2 tsp tamarind paste,

1 tsp urad dhal,

1tsp mustard seeds,

1tsp cumin seeds,

curry leaves few,

1tsp turmeric powder,

oil for frying,

salt to taste

recipe:

• Peel off the plantains and slice them into thin round pieces.
• Add salt,chili powder, turmeric powder and tamarind juice and let it sit for a while.
  

• heat oil and shallow fry the plantain pieces.Save the tamarind juice. In another pan do the seasoning using urad dhal,mustard seeds and cumin seeds and curry leaves.



• Add the green chillies and minced onion and fry till the onion becomes golden brown.
• Add ginger garlic paste and fry for 2 mins.
• Add the tomatoes and salt and cook with lid on .(note that you will have salt in the tamarind juice we are going to add later)
• Add the saved tamarind juiced saved after frying the plantain pieces and cook for 2 mins.

• now add the fried plantain pieces and garam masala and cook till the gravy thickens.


• Serve hot with rice.