Balekayi(Raw Banana) Fry Palya

Ingredients:
2 large Raw Banana / Plantain / Balekayi
2 tsp Lemon Juice
Pinch of Turmeric powder
1.5 - 2 tsp Rasam / Sambar powder
1/2 tsp Sugar
Salt to taste
2-3 tsp grated Coconut
Big pinch of Asafetida powder
1 tsp Mustard seeds
3 - 4 Curry leaves
5 - 6 tsp Oil

Recipe:
Take off the fiber from the raw banana as shown in the picture below.

Chop the raw banana into small pieces as shown in the picture below. Add lime juice, turmeric powder and mix them well as shown in the picture below. Keep this aside for about 5 mins.

Put mustard seeds and oil in a thick bottomed vessel/pan. Once it starts spluttering, add asafetida powder, curry leaves and chopped bananas. Fry this for about 8-10 minutes in medium flame. Add rasam/sambar powder, salt and fry them for about 10 mins in medium flame until banana chunks become crispy.

Add grated coconut, sugar and fry them together for about 5 mins in medium flame. Serve hot.It goes well with Rice and ghee. I tried this recipe from BrindavanaRecipes. Thanks Paru for the recipe.

Chikku(Sapota) Icecream

Ingredients:
10 cups Milk
4 cups Sugar
7 - 8 Chikku / Sapota/ Sapodilla
1 tsp Icecream powder
1.5 tsp Custard powder

Recipe:
Remove the outer skin, seeds of sapota and chop them into mediam sized pieces as shown in the picture below.

Put milk, custard powder, icecream powder in a vessel and mix well. Add sugar and bring it to boil. Keep this in low flame and stir it continuously for about 15-20 mins. Keep it aside for about one hour till it comes to room temperature.

Put sapota, required amount of the above prepared milk in a mixer and grind them to smooth paste. Add this to the remaining prepared milk and mix them well. Put them together in a mixer and grind them for few seconds. Pour this content in a box.

Put the lid and keep it in a freezer for about 3-4 hrs. Put it again in a mixer and grind it for about 1 min. Pour the content to the same box and place it in a freezer for next 5-6 hrs. (This step can be avoided if you like crunchy icecream)