Banana curry recipe (pakke kele ki sabzi) – A quick superfast curry recipe made from ripen banana.
Let me share a simple and easy curry recipe made from ripen banana. This pakke kele ki sabzi is cooked in few minutes and its also kids friendly.
I make ripen banana in two ways. One way is this way where I quickly saute banana with very few dry spices. Another way that I make often is sauteing banana in clarified butter or ghee with sugar. I will try to share the other recipe very soon.
Banana has so many health benefits. It is most widely consumed fruit. Bananas are very rich in potassium and magnesium. They are high in antioxidants, which can provide protection from free radicals, which we come into contact with every day, from the sunlight to the lotion you put on your skin. Banana are also known to reduce swelling and strengthen the nervous system due to presence of vitamin B6.
Coming back to this pakke kele ki sabzi or banana curry, you can make this sabji when you are running a little low on vegetables. Banana curry is little sweet and spicy sabji. The spice level is very mild and people who love sweet taste will love this sweet banana sabzi.
This banana curry is very easy to cook. Just one thing to note is that always make this curry fresh. Cut the banana just before making curry otherwise they may turn black. Also this curry is best served fresh. It taste really great with roti/chappati and even bread.
Let the fruits be part of meal . Do give it a try and trust me it is really yummy.
Let’s check the recipe of banana curry or kele ki sabzi.
Recipe of Banana Curry or Kele ki Sabzi with step by step pictures
Lets make the quick banana curry. For this let us heat oil in a pan. Once the oil is hot add cumin seeds and let them crackles.
Once cumin seeds (jeera) starts crackling add cut banana. I have peel and cut the banana into medium 1 cm thick pieces.
Give a stir and let banana get coated with cumin seeds.
Now add turmeric powder (haldi) in banana curry.
Now add red chili powder in curry.
Add coriander powder (dhaniya powder).
Add salt as per your taste.
Now mix well all the spices with banana.
Add a little water in banana curry (kele ki sabzi).
Cook the sabzi for 5 minutes on low to medium flame. The delicious banana curry is ready. Serve banana curry hot with phulka roti or jeera paratha.
Banana Curry Recipe Box (Kele Ki Sabzi)
- Ripe Banana: 2 big piece
- Oil: 2 tsp
- Cumin seeds: 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder: 1/2 tsp
- Coriander powder: 1 1/2 tsp
- Red chili powder: 1 tsp
- Water: 2 tbsp
- Salt: 1/2 tsp
- Peel and cut the ripe bananas in 1 cm thick pieces.
- Heat oil in a frying pan / skillet.
- Once the oil is hot add cumin seeds and let them crackles.
- Now add banana pieces and mix it well.
- Add dry spices like turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder and salt as per your taste.
- Mix well the spices and banana.
- Add few tbsp of water in sabzi and mix.
- Let the banana curry get cooked for 5 minutes.
- Delicious Banana curry or kele ki sabzi is ready. Serve this sabzi hot with phulka roti or jeera paratha.
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Oh my gosh! This is sooooo good! I was really surprised. Yummy.
I am very pleased to have opened your Indian cooking site, you have provided many of my favorite dishes moreover you showed in this how easy they are to prepare with simple ingredents. Can’t wait to get started.
Thak you
Navin
Thank you Navin:)
Such a simple yet wonderful way to use up bananas! Wonderful banana curry to be eaten with plain rice or to accompany and compliment any good home made Indian meal. Thank you so much for sharing! 🙂
Hi Shara, Thanks a lot.. Glad you like the recipe.
Quick to prepare and cook. Looks good and tastes absolutely wonderful. Will be cooking this recipe again and again. Thank you.
Thank you Roger 🙂