Aratikaya Ava Pettina Kura

Ingredients :

Raw plantains - 4
Shredded coconut - 2 tbsp (frozen is fine)
Salt to taste

Popu ingredients :
Oil - 2 tbsp
Jeera - 1 tsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Urad Dal - 1 tsp
Chana Dal - 1 tsp
Heeng - 1 pinch

Ava podi :
Mustard 4 tbsp

Preparation:
1. To make ava podi, dry roast mustard and grind to fine powder - the powder should be a mix of yellow + brown-black. This can also be in bulk and stored for about an year or so.
2. Wash the plantains, Peel the skin SLIGHTLY to get the dirt off the skin, but make sure most of the skin is retained, and cut each plantain into 2 pieces breadth-wise so it fits in the pressure cooker.
3. Pressure cook the plantains - I pressure cook it till it is extremely soft, if you like the plantains to be chunks then make sure you let it stay on the stove for a shorter time.
4. Remove the skin off the plantains once the cooker is taken off the stove and cut them into 1 inch cubes / mash them depending on your preference.
5. In a small cup mix Ava podi, Shredded coconut , 2 tbsp water and 1 tsp oil thorougly. You should get a pungent odor characteristic of mustard at this point.
6. Heat a pan, and add popu ingredients.
7. Once the jeera seeds begin sputtering, add the cut/mashed plantains and saute for 5 minutes on medium heat.
8. Add salt and the Ava paste, and saute for a further 3 minutes on low heat.
9. Enjoy with plain rice and pappu charu!