Raw Banana and brinjal curry in coconut milk

Ingredients

Raw bananas (ash plantains)  - 2 medium (about 6 inches in length)
Brinjals, purple, long slender ones - 2 medium size.
(you may wish to replace these with 5 smaller ones)
ginger - 1/2 inch
garlic - 2-3 big cloves or 4-5 small cloves
shallots - about 5
green chillies  - 2-3 or according to taste
black peppercorns - 1 teaspoon
cumin seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
curry leaves - 1 twig or two
turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon
thick coconut cream - 3-4 tablespoon
oil - 2 tablespoon

oil for frying
salt to taste


Procedure
1. Keep  oil in a pan and place on a gas stove (for frying). You may also choose to shallow fry, it will take a longer to get the crispiness, and less oil may mean less taste

2. Peel and cut the banana in 1/4 inch size pieces, and immediately put to fry. If left open, banana tends to turn black. Fry the bananas on a very low flame until crispy. This is a bit tme consuming and needs to be done patiently. If fried on a high flame, bananas will become soft immediately after frying.

3. Take the bananas out of the frying pan and place in a plate. Cut the brinjals in 1/4 inch pieces and fry till crispy on a low flame. The brinjals will not be as crisp as bananas

4. Grind the ginger and garlic to a paste. Grind the pepper and cumin seeds coarsely. Finely chop the shallots.

5. Place oil in a pan, add ginger and garlic paste. Fry till aromatic

6. Then add the shallots and fry till golden brown

7. Add curry leaver, pepper, cumin, turmeric, 1/2 cup water and salt to taste. Cover the pan. Keep the heat medium

8. After the water boils, add the fried bananas and cover the pan again. Let boil till bananas cook to tender. Add more water if needed. Add brinjals and let them cook too. Keep the pan covered.

9. Add the coconut cream and mix. You may adjust the amount of water and coconut cream to your own liking. If you are using freshly extracted coconut milk (as against packaged coconut cream) use lesser water in the initial stages.

10. Turn the flame off after the coconut cream is added. You may wish to add a teaspoon of lime juice too.

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