Kelyachyo Fodi or plantain rava fry is a Goan appetizer recipe made with raw banana or green banana. Raw banana is peeled and sliced and then marinated with spice mix. These are then coated with rava or semolina and shallow fried. This shallow fried plantain can be served as Goan vegetarian snacks. It is called kelyacho fodi because, in Konkani, kele means banana and fodi means slices or pieces.
In Goa, we make different types of “fodi” just like kelyachyo fodi or rava fried vegetables. These are a perfect replacement to fish on vegetarian days, like Mondays, Thursdays and other festive days. The rava fried plantain recipe shared here today is a traditional Konkani recipe and I am sure Goans love these pan-fried bananas Konkani style.
You can also try other rava fried recipes for starters like:
Ingredients used to make raw banana rava fry:
- Plantain: Plantain or raw banana is the star ingredient used in making this kaccha kela fry.
- Spices: Red chili powder and turmeric powder are the spice powders used in for marinating the green banana.
- Rava: Rava or sooji or semolina is used in coating the raw banana slices. Medium sooji can be used.
- Oil: Any type of cooking oil is used for shallow frying this delicious raw banana starter recipe.
You might also like other raw banana recipes like:
How to make kelyachyo fodi?
- Wash and peel raw banana with a peeler. Apply oil to your hands to prevent it from getting dark.
- Cut the green banana into half and then slice it lengthwise. Soak the slices in water for 20 minutes.
- After 20 minutes, drain the water and apply 1/2 teaspoon red chili powder, 1/2 teaspoon turmeric power and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
- Mix the ingredients meant for coating that is rava, red chili powder, turmeric powder and salt and keep it aside.
- Heat a frying pan and spread 2 tablespoon oil or as needed.
- Coat the marinated plantain in rava and spread them on the frying pan.
- Spread 2 tablespoon oil on top of these and fry for 10 minutes.
- After 10 minutes flip them to the other side and again fry for 10 minutes.
Notes to remember while making kacche kele fry
- Apply oil to your hands before cutting plantain.
- Same procedure can be followed with ripe Kerala banana / Nendra bananas too.
Plantain Rava Fry | Kelyachyo Fodi | Raw Banana Fry
Ingredients
- 1 medium sized plantain/raw banana
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoon oil for frying
For the coating:
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 3 tablespoon rava/Sooji
- To taste salt
Instructions
- Wash and peel raw banana with a peeler. Apply oil to your hands to prevent it from getting dark.
- Cut the green banana into half and then slice it lengthwise. Soak the slices in water for 20 minutes.
- After 20 minutes, drain the water and apply 1/2 teaspoon red chili powder, 1/2 teaspoon turmeric power and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
- Mix the ingredients meant for coating that is rava, red chili powder, turmeric powder and salt and keep it aside.
- Heat a frying pan and spread 2 tablespoon oil or as needed.
- Coat the marinated plantain in rava and spread them on the frying pan.
- Spread 2 tablespoon oil on top of these and fry for 10 minutes.
- After 10 minutes flip them to the other side and again fry for 10 minutes.
Video
Notes
Same procedure can be followed with ripe Kerala banana / Nendra bananas too.
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Note: This post was originally published on 26-Aug-2015 and is republished.
Thank-you for sharing the recipe. Have you tried putting up videos on YouTube. It’s so good to be able to easily access traditional local recipes. Especially the simple stuff that mist people know. I sometimes get embarrassed to display my ignorance and that’s how Google introduces me to resources like this. Good job!
Hi Alisha,
Thanks for the comment. I will try putting up videos on youtube. With a full time job, managing a website is not easy too 🙂
You can always ask me for recipes and come back to my website for more.
Regards,
Raksha