If you see a plantain in your kitchen, what’s on the menu? Plantain fufu, pasteles, rellenitos de plátano, tostones, mole de plátano, mofongo are just a few of the dishes that come to mind.

A trip to Los Galápagos, a tiny restaurant in Lincoln Village, gave me my first taste of authentic Ecuadorian cuisine. Dining ...

Plantains and bananas together are the fourth most important food crop in the world after rice, wheat and maize. “The people used cooking techniques from home to prepare plantain in the ...

Read more: Tips You Need When Cooking With Garlic It's a good idea to get your plantains to room temperature before you peel them –- the colder the plantains are, the more feisty the peels ...

Plantains are cooked green, semi-ripe or fully-ripe. Treat them like a starchy vegetable and use in savoury or sweet dishes. Before cooking, peel by top and tailing the fruit, then cut along the ...

Mix well with the gravy. Add the plantain pieces, one sprig of curry leaves, and garam masala. Mix well and cover, cooking until the plantain is tender. Serve hot. A homemaker based in Mumbai ...

Cook the sushi rice in a rice cooker, if possible, or in a regular cooking pot for 8 to 10 minutes ... Peel and cut the yellow banana plantain into quarter and deep fry, then set aside and ...