SCIENTIFIC NAME :
Musa Acuminata
MEDICINAL VALUE :
Reduces blood pressure and stroke, increases brain power, relieves constipation, depression and ulcers.
NUTRIENT VALUE :
Good source of Dietary Fiber, Vitamin C, Potassium and Manganese, and a very good source of Vitamin B6.
CULINERY AND OTHER VALUES :
Used in the similar fashion of using potatoes. Can be added in curries, stir fries, cutlettes, etc. used to make the popular kerala snack, banana chips.
GLOSSARY :
- English : Raw Plantain / Plantain Green
- Tamil : Vazhakkai
- Malayalam : Vazhakka / Pacha Kaya
- Telugu : Arati Kayi
- Kannada : Bale Kayi
- Hindi : Kachha Kela
- Bengali : Kela
- Gujarati : Kela
- Konkani : Kela
- Marathi : Kele
- Oriya : Bantala Kadali
- Punjabi : Kela
