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January 24, 2008

Steamed Nenthram Pazham - Steamed Plantain

My mom learnt this from our neighbor, Mrs. Varghese. They had this for breakfast and shared it with us. I was a baby then and have no memories of it. But it became a regular in our home when my mom could get a hold of nenthram pazham. When we went to India this time, my mom made it for me...the aroma of steamed plantain with coconut jaggery wafts in the air..yum

I made this at home one day for brunch after we found it our natural food store. The recipe is simple and very filling too.

Ripe Plantain - 2
Jaggery - 1/2 cup
Coconut - 1 cup
Cardamom- 1 (powdered)
  • Slit the plantain without separating it with the skin on.
  • Mix the coconut,shredded jaggery and cardamom in a bowl.
  • Slowly fill the plantain with the mixture and then tie the open end of the plantain.
  • Place the plantains in a steamer and let it steam for 15 minutes.
  • Untie the plantain, take the peel off and serve hot.
This goes to Jyothsna of CurryBazaar for RCI - Cuisine of Kerala.

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21 Comments:

Blogger Asha said...

Oh, this is Indian dessert too. I made one with baked bananas with coconut and Caramel sauce. Looks great. Things we learn from blogging!:))
Great entry.

1/24/2008 09:45:00 AM  
Blogger Sig said...

we get the frozen ones at our Indian store here, I just had one the other day, and it is yummy!

1/24/2008 12:30:00 PM  
Blogger bee said...

very interesting. i've never seen it with coconut. we steam it plain. any way you make it, steamed plantain is delicious.

1/24/2008 03:02:00 PM  
Blogger TBC said...

I've only eaten the plain steamed ones. This is something new.:-)

1/24/2008 04:01:00 PM  
Blogger Sagari said...

yummy and veryyyy new recipeee shankari

1/25/2008 06:54:00 AM  
Blogger sandhya said...

Even i make it at home sometimes. Its really yummy!

1/25/2008 01:45:00 PM  
Blogger Cynthia said...

You know how much I love plantains so I am definitely going to try this!

1/25/2008 02:47:00 PM  
Blogger Laavanya said...

The stuffing is new to me but that sounds like a delicious addition.

1/25/2008 03:13:00 PM  
Anonymous shriya said...

Looks really yummy. I love the creativity you put into making the dish and the picture. :-) Thanks for sharing this recipe.

1/25/2008 04:04:00 PM  
Blogger Shanthi said...

I should be there with you in CA to taste these :) i know, i am lazy to cook :D

1/25/2008 08:58:00 PM  
Blogger Shanthi said...

Today i found that commenting from my mobile for blogs work. So eagerly came to comment in Rajesh's blog. Wanted to do it for very long time. Now what happened ? I dont see any trace of his blog ? :(

1/25/2008 09:01:00 PM  
Blogger The Bhandari's said...

this is something totally new to me, I'll love to try it
thanks
preeti

1/26/2008 06:17:00 AM  
Blogger Rajitha said...

plantain and coconut..that is a new conbo..it is fun to read blogs, as there is so much out there to learn!

1/26/2008 07:27:00 AM  
Blogger Dhivya said...

Hi different idea...I am a new blooger,plz do see my blog and encourage me

1/28/2008 10:24:00 AM  
Blogger Prema Sundar said...

Something new to me too... but iam sure it would taste great cos of the ingredients used in it.

1/29/2008 08:48:00 AM  
Blogger Suganya said...

Shankari, I cannot find 'Eye of Ra'. Is that blog deleted?

1/29/2008 11:34:00 PM  
Blogger Mishmash ! said...

My mother has almost similar prep...but instead of steaming she roasts this in ghee...yumm-o- yum :))

Shn

1/30/2008 07:28:00 AM  
Blogger Lakshmi said...

Hi Shankari,

Came to your blog from Laksh's blog. When I saw the contributor names I was thrilled to bits! The reason being, my other name is Shankari and my sister's is Radha and we call her 'Ra' at home chellama :-)

The nedrapazham steamed is a very good meal that we have enjoyed many-a-times at home. Good post :-)

Regards,
Lakshmi

1/30/2008 08:53:00 AM  
Blogger Shankari said...

Thanks everyone for your comments.

Shanthi, Suganya - Rajesh deleted hisblog by mistake and is working on getting it back up.
Lakshmi - Welcome to my blog!
Mishmash - That is another recipe I wanted to blog abt it, nenthram pazham roasted in ghee with jaggery - heavenly!

1/30/2008 05:12:00 PM  
Blogger Kribha said...

This is a new recipe for me. I see all my favorite ingredients listed there... plantain, jaggery and coconut. Next time I find a nenthram pazham I'll surely try it. Thanks for sharing this.

1/31/2008 06:51:00 AM  
Blogger Pravs said...

wow, this sure is yummy. I have had this back home.

2/05/2008 09:13:00 AM  

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