Balekayi (Raw Banana) Rotti

 Ingredients:

5 - 6 cups chopped Banana 
1 cup Rice flour
2 - 3 Red Chillies

1/2 tsp Coriander seeds

Pinch of Asafoetida
1 large Onion
12 - 15 strands of Curry leaves
1/4 inch sized Ginger
1/2 - 3/4 cup grated Coconut
Ghee/Oil
Salt to taste
Banana leaves / Wax paper

Recipe:

Remove the outer fibre of raw banana, and chop into medium thin pieces and put it in a vessel containing water as shown in the picture below.

Put grated coconut, red chillies, curry leaves, ginger, onion, coriander seeds, asafoetida in a mixer and crush them by adding little amount of water as shown in the picture below. Add chopped raw banana and grind then into smooth paste by without adding any water.

Add rice flour, salt and mix them well. The consistency of the dough should be as shown in the picture below.

Take one banana leaf/ Wax paper (For wax paper: put 1 tsp of oil and spread it over the paper). Take handful of dough and spread it over the banana leaf evenly as shown in the picture below.

Heat the Tava(Iron Tava preferred) put the Rotti upside down as shown in the picture below. Cook it for a minute by covering the lid.

Remove the banana leaf and spread 1-2 tsp ghee/oil over the Rotti and cook other side of the Rotti for about 1-2 min in medium/low flame.

Serve hot along with any curry or chutney. The above mentioned ingredients will serve around 10-12 Rottis.

Balekayi (Raw Banana) Dose Type - 2

Ingredients:

8 large Raw Banana / Balekayi (Preferred: Amunda / Manga Balekayi)
2 cups White Rice
1 cup grated Coconut
1/2 tsp Sambar powder
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
3 - 4 Red Chillies
1 tsp Coriander seeds
1/4 tsp Cumin seeds
1 tsp Jaggery

Grape sized Tamarind
Button sized Asafoetida
8 - 10 strands of Curry Leaves
Salt to taste
Oil/Ghee

Recipe:

Soak rice in water for about 4-5 hrs. Wash soaked rice 2-3 times and keep it aside. Grind soaked rice along with red chillies, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, grated coconut, curry leaves, salt, asafoetida, sambar powder, jaggery, tamarind, turmeric powder and water into smooth paste. Pour this ground mixture in a vessel and add water if required. Don't make the batter too thin.

Remove the outer fibre of raw banana and cut them into thin pieces as shown in the picture below. Put this in a vessel containing salt water. 

Heat the Tava(Iron Tava preferred). Dip the banana pieces pieces in the prepared rice batter and place it over the tava as shown in the picture below. Add 1 tsp of oil/ghee on top of dosa, cover it in a lid and cook it for a minute in medium flame.

Cook other side of the dosa as well for about 2-3 mins by covering the lid.

Serve hot along with any chutney/ sambar.  It also goes well along with chutney powders. The ingredients mentioned above will serve 8-10 Balekayi Dosas.