Plantain Talasani (Randayi Kele Talasani)

Ingredients:

• Plantain - 3
• Dried Red Chilly - 3 (Straight - Ooru Menasu)
• Dried Red Chilly - 1 (Wrinkled - Ghaati Menasu)
• Garlic cloves - 6-7
• Oil - 1 Tbsp
• Salt - 1 Tsp

Method:

• Take out the skin of plantain, cut into 12-15 round pieces. Now take each round piece and cut them lengthwise into 5-6 pieces. Now transfer these pieces into water (to avoid oxidation).

• Heat oil in pan on medium flame put in red chillies (cut into 3-4 pieces) and garlic with its skin (apply slight pressure to brake the garlic cloves). 

• When garlic cloves turns slight brownish add the plantain pieces (drained) mix well for a minute. Now add salt mix well. Turn the heat to lowest and cook covered  for 15 - 19 minutes. Mix after 10 minutes, if required add 2 Tbsp of water.
• Serve hot with Rasam - rice / Chapati.