Plantain

Plantains are very similar to bananas, but are thicker and slightly bigger. They are used more as a vegetable than a fruit and usually eaten cooked. You can boil, steam or fry them - pretty much how you would cook potatoes.

I use them to make puttu, which is a lightly spiced side dish made from boiled, grated plantains, and to make crispy chips.

Nutritional value

Plantains are a good source of Vitamins A and C and potassium.

More information

• Plantain: nutrition, selection, storage  (Fruit and Vegies - More Matters website)

• The difference between plantains and bananas (Food and nutrition website)