Artikai ( Raw Banana )

Bananas are one of our best sources of potassium, an essential mineral for maintaining normal blood pressure and heart function. A banana a day may help to prevent high blood pressure and protect against atherosclerosis. The potassium found in bananas may also help to promote bone health. Bananas have long been recognized for their antacid effects that protect against stomach ulcers and ulcer damage. Bananas are a very good source of vitamin B6 and a good source of vitamin C, potassium, dietary fiber, and manganese.

Artikai Upma Kura

Ingredients :
Artikai pieces 2 cups
Lemon 1
Salt to taste
Pasupu pinch
Poppu :
Mustard ¼ th spoon
Mina pappu ½ spoon
Senaga pappu ½ spoon
Red chilli 2
Hingu pinch
Curry leaves little
Oil 1 spoon
Method :
Boil artikai and drain water and keep it aside.
Take a pan put some oil.
After the oil heats add the poppu ingredients and fry.
Then add the boiled artikai with salt and pasupu.
Smash well and mix well.
Then add the juice of the lemon and mix well and remove from the heat.
Serve with hot rice.

Artikai Ava Petti Kura

Ingredients :
Artikai pieces 2 cups
Poppu :
Mustard ¼ th spoon
Mina pappu ½ spoon
Senaga pappu ½ spoon
Jeera ¼ th spoon
Curry leaves little
Oil 1 spoon
For Paste :
Mustard 1 table spoon
Rice 1 table spoon
Red chilli 3
Note : Soak the above paste ingredient in little water for 5 minutes. Then grind to paste.

Method :
Boil the artikai pieces.
Take a pan and heat the oil.
Add the poppu ingredients in the pan and fry.
To this poppu add the boiled artikai with salt and pinch of pasupu.
After the water evaporates add the grinded ava paste and mix well.
This goes well with hot rice.

Artikai Fry

Ingredients :
Artikai pieces 2 cups
Oil 2 spoons
Salt to taste
1 table spoon menti gunda
Curry leaves little

Method :
Take a pan and heat the oil.
Add the pieces of artikai to the oil with salt.
Putting the lid on the pan fry the pieces till they cook and become soft.
After it fries add menti gunda and curry leaves and mix well.
Goes well with hot rice.

Anapkai ( Bottle Gourd )

It is energetic to heart, veins and muscles in body.
• Helps for increasing effeciency of heart and bring immune in body.
• Helps with skin problems .
• Maintain cholesterol level in blood.
• Aids in prevent tooth decay.
• Great for constipation and keeping the bowels open.
• Is non-allergenic.
• Is an energizer for body and mind.
• Helps for weight loss.

Anapkai With Nuvulu Podi

Ingredients
Pieces of anapkai 2 cups
Salt to taste
Pinch of pasupu
1 table spoon nuvulu podi
Poppu
Mustard ¼ th spoon
½ spoon mina pappu
½ spoon senaga pappu
Curry leaves little
oil 1 spoon

Method :
Boil the anapkai in the cooker and drain the water.
Take a pan and fry the poppu ingredients well in the oil.
Add the boiled anapkai pieces, salt and pasupu.
After the water evaporates add the nuvulu podi and mix well.
Serve this curry with hot rice.

Anapkai Tokku Pachadi

Ingredients :
Pieces of anapkai skin 1 cup
Salt to taste
Turmeric little pinch
Tamarind 1 lemon ball size
Poppu :
Mustard ¼ th spoon
Mina pappu 1 spoon
Jeera ¼ th spoon
Curry leaves little
Oil 1 spoon
Hingu little

Method :
Take a pan fry the poppu ingredients well in the oil.
Then add the anapkai skin pieces to the pan.
And fry till the skin cooks.
(We can use the middle of the anapkai also with the skin that is seeds).
Then add the salt, tamarind ball and turmeric pinch then remove from the fire.
After cooling grind to paste.
This goes well with hot rice.