Swany Aunty's Simple and Best Plantain Curry (Balekayi Palya)

Ingredients:

Raw Plantain - 2
Onion - 1 medium
Ginger Garlic Paste - 1/2 tsp
Tomato - 2 small
Red Chilli Pd - 1tsp
Dhaniya Pd - 1 tbsp
Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
Cilantro
Salt as needed

For tempering:
Oil - 2-3 tbsp
Mustard - 1/4 tsp
Cinnamon - 1 inch
Chana Dal -  1tbsp
Curry Leaves - few

Method:

Peel the skin and chop plantain into small pieces.

Heat oil in a kadai and start the tempering with the ingredients mentioned under tempering.
(Aunty's Tip: You can fry chana dal first and keep it aside and add it to the curry at the end for a crispy texture)

Add onion and fry. Once translucent, add ginger & garlic paste. Fry till the raw smell goes.

Add Tomato and fry till mushy.

Add Salt, Chilli Pd, Turmeric and Dhaniya Pd.and simmer for 5 mins.

Add chopped Plantain, 1/4 cup water, Check the salt and mix and cook till plantain is soft.

Sprinkle chopped Cilantro.

Goes well with chapathis.