Ethapazha Pulissery /Ripe Plantain in Coconut Yogurt curry is traditional coconut yogurt based curry with touch of spices goes well with rice.
What is a Pulissery ?
It is a yogurt based dish, a traditional Kerala cuisine. In India each state has its own version of yogurt based gravies named as kadhi, of which Punjabi, Gurajathi and Rajasahtani are famous in the northern part.
As Kerala cuisine is not complete without coconut it is a major ingredient in pulissery, as compared to yogurt based gravies in other parts of India.
Traditionally it is made with either fruit or vegetables. Vegetables like cucumber, okra , Tomato, pumpkin , drumsticks etc are used.
If it is fruit then ripe mango, plantain, pineapple are mainly used.
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How to Make Ethapazha Pulissery?
You need following ingredients
Ethapazham / Ripe plantains. Use only ripe plantains not the ripest one.
Coconut : You use both fresh and frozen coconut
Chilies : You need to use both red and green chili in the recipe. Red chili for seasoning. Green chili to make ground paste.
Cumin seeds : Whole cumin seed is used in this recipe
Red chili powder: It is added along the fruit while it is cooking.
Turmeric: It is the daily dose of antioxidant in the recipe.
Yogurt/curd : You can use thick yogurt/ Greek yogurt will work here.
Seasonings : Includes mustard seeds, whole red chilies, coconut oil , curry leaves.
Coconut oil : Give authentic taste . If you don' t like the taste use the any other oil.
If I make this curry with vegetables then there will different scene. If you are okay with little bit fruit in your spicy dish then try this, it won’t disappoint you.
Coconut, green chili and, cumin seeds are ground into perfection then it is mixed with cooked plantains and little bit chili powder, turmeric and salt. And it gets a final touch of homemade yogurt.
This makes ideal companion with bowl of rice and stir-fry. Here goes the recipe.
Here is the set by step pictures how to make Ethapazha pulissery?
1) Grind coconut with cumin seeds, green chilies
2) Cook Ethapazham / Ripe plantains with turmeric and red chili powder
3) once plantains are cooked add ground coconut paste along with yogrut
4) Then add water and just bring to boil
5) Once it is boiled add seasoning fried in coconut oil
Are you looking for variations for this Ethapazha Pulissery?
Mambazha pulissery / Ripe mango Pulissery
Ethapazha Pulissery /Ripe Plantain in Coconut Yogurt curry
Ethapazha Pulissery /Ripe Plantain in Coconut Yogurt curry is traditional coconut yogurt based curry with touch of spices goes well with rice.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 165kcal
Ingredients
- 2 plantains Ripe
- ½ cup + 2 tablespoon coconut grated
- ¼ cup Yogurt
- 2 cup + ¼ cup Water
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric:
- 1 Green chili I used Serrano pepper
- ½ teaspoon Red chili powder
- ½ teaspoon Salt to taste
- ½ teaspoon Cumin seeds
- ½ teaspoon Mustard seeds
- 2 Whole Red chili halved into two pieces
- 2 sprig Curry leaves
- 1 Tablespoon Coconut oil
Instructions
- Peel ripe plantain and remove the skin using a sharp knife. Cut plantain into 1 ½ inch pieces.
- Boil 2 cups water in sauce pot and add cut plantain pieces, turmeric powder, Chili powder and salt and cook them until they become soft not mushy,( it takes about 15 minutes ). One they are cooked remove ¾th of water from the pot and set aside.
- Mean time grind grated coconut with Green chili and cumin seeds and ¼ cup water to form a fine paste.
- Add the ground paste into cooked plantain and boil for another 3 minutes or you see small bubbles coming in the top.
- Lower the flame and beaten yogurt and let simmer for another 2 minutes without letting them boil. Check salt and spices and switch off the flame.
- In a small pan heat coconut oil and add mustard seeds, red chili halves and curry leaves, once mustard seed starts spluttering remove from the fire and add to cooked plantain pulissery.
- Enjoy with rice and any side dish.
Nutrition
Calories: 165kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 351mg | Potassium: 558mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 1353IU | Vitamin C: 70mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 1mg
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This is Swathi ( Dr. Ambujom Saraswathy Ph.D) from Zesty South Indian Kitchen who loves to explore cuisines from all over the world. Whenever possible I try to to give an Indian touch to several of the world cuisine, and has weakness for freshly baked bread. All the recipes you see here are created by me and approved after taste-test by my family.
♥Sugar♥Plum♥Fairy♥ says
I am very sorry for being so late , but life did something that brought me to a stand still!
And this sounds absolutely delicious u know , there is so muc i wanna try from ur blog and this one adds to the list.
Have to try and soonnnn:-)
RS says
Looks very tempting and interesting..
El Oteador de los Mercados says
That banana delight with this sauce so tasty.
Jyothi says
PAZHA PULISSERY!!! Drool! Thanks for the great recipe, Swathi! 🙂
veena krishnakumar says
yummmmmm....looks very delicious:-)
Smita Srivastava says
Looks so fresh healthy n inviting ...
Indie.Tea says
S's family usually makes this with buttermilk/yogurt...and no plantains - I guess they are too hard to find out here?
I asked S if he likes it - and like your husband he says he doesnt either!
Swathi says
@Ananda Rajashekar
Ananda,
I think the taste will be great only with nendra pazham. If that is not available try with pineapple, mango etc.
Ananda Rajashekar says
I see you have made it nedara palam, it has unique taste right can we just use normal banana this is fantastic!
Malar Gandhi says
Delicious preparation, lovely ethnic dish
Joanne says
Oh I am so enamored with this! Plantains AND coconut...it's like my version of heaven!
Rebecca from Chow and Chatter says
looks tasty love plantains
Swarnavalli Suresh says
adipoli pulisheery
Miriam says
Delicious!! Miriam@Meatless Meals For Meat Eaters
Kairali sisters says
I love pulisseriies, be it with any fruit, mango, ethappazham or pineapple...This one is yummy yumm..
girlichef says
Plaintains and coconut are a fabulous combination...this is very tempting 😀
michelangelo in the kitchen says
Wow, a new recipe for plantain! I only fry them or sometimes cook them in the microwave oven. Thanks Swathi, now I have a better way to prepare plantain exquisitely! I can't wait to try this! Cheers!
Gulmohar says
I can't think of a lunch without pulissery..now even my lil one keeps asking me for "puliseyi" 🙂
<br><br><br><br><br>Dr.Sameena Prathap says
wow...amazing pulissery dear with ethapazha...:)I love this...:)
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Peggy says
I definitely wouldn't shy away from a sweet curry! Sounds fantastic Swathi!
Priya Sreeram says
looks swell-yum !
Jaisy James says
adip[oli sweet pachadis ellam ente fav anu. nice recipe
kitchen queen says
lovely and droolworthy pulissery.
PALATABLE says
Looks so creamy and delicious!
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Alea Milham says
I like how you used yogurt and coconut in the gravy. Two of my favorites!
Rani acharyulu says
Nice pullisery recipe.I heard about this curry but never tasted.Nice to know about this curry.Awesome pictures.
Ramya says
Awesome!! Pazha pulliserry and mambazha pulliserry are among my all time favorites:-)
As always, great pictorial:-)
Hamaree Rasoi says
That was a wonderful recipe. Great curry.
Deepa
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Jay says
wat a fantastic recipe....absolutely delicious..
Tasty Appetite
Ellie (Almost Bourdain) says
Haven't had anything like this but looks and sounds delicious.
Kartik says
Swathi,
This looks absolutely delicious! I'm glad that I found this site - sometimes I miss my mom's recipes, so I'm glad I can now come here everytime when I want to make some good south indian food. Kartik
Sangi says
pulissery looks really delicious.. lovely pics..
sinfullyspicy.com says
This is a new recipe for me.I somtimes make curries with raw banana though.Looks yumm and perfect pair with plain rice.
Sonia says
Hey Swathi, this is a wonderful idea of making curry with plantains. it never came to my mind to try this curry this way , but now surely will be...thnks !
Suja Sugathan says
My favorite with rice,delicious pulissery.
Pushpa says
Ripe plantain curry looks delicious Swathi.
Suman Singh says
A new dish to me..looks simply delicious!
? says
Sounds perfect for rice.
Deepti says
My favorite..I love the taste of banana in Pulissery...
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Swathi says
@savitha ramesh
Savitha if you want a rise in the bread, then you need swap the ingredients other way, means 1 cup all purpose flour and 1/2 cup barley flour. Barley is hard flour it is not easy for yeast to consume at fast pace. so we need to give them some boost.
If you want to use barley flour alone try Rieska which is barley bread of Finland which is flat bread similar to our roti or nan, I haven't tried though, so don't know how it taste. This Rieska is made with yeast/baking soda or without any yeast or baking soda.
Priya says
Pulissery looks simply irresistible...would love to have some..
Reshmi Mahesh says
Tempting curry...super
Valar Siva says
Very different recipe looks yummy!!!
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savitha ramesh says
Swathi,I am bit confused here.Since ,I have tried twice .The first time ,with all purpose flour& barley and the second time with wheat flour & barley flour.In both the cases ,it didnt raise well.So the conclusion is,if we use barley then we need to use baking soda,instead of using yeast.Will u accept this,or do u have any suggestions.plz let me know.
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SravsCulinaryConcepts says
superb delicious and new to me !! perfect pulissery
Sensible Vegetarian says
Pulissery looks delicious, I love mango pulissery but haven't tasted the one with plantain.
Madhura Manoj says
Slurp...Looks delicious.
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savitha ramesh says
Perfectly looking curry.Hey i tried ur honey wheat bread.I replaced wheat with barley.Thanks for sharing.
SheenaBabu says
Superrr...nice Presentation