Plantains need to be cooked to make them edible and make a really good starchy addition to a meal –- playing a similar role to potatoes or yams when cooked while green, then stepping across to ...

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 ...

And did you know a plantain plant can produce the starchy fruit for up to 100 years. You can eat it at different stages of ripeness: when it’s green (almost ripe,) when it is yellow (ripe,) or ...

Make sure to use green plantain (rather than ripe plantain) for this vibrant salad, which is full of fresh fruit and vegetables coated in a zesty lime and ginger dressing. Each serving provides ...

sliced green chillies, bay leaf, salt, and vinegar. Add one cup of water and stir well. Cover the pressure cooker and cook until the beef is tender. Meanwhile, take a raw plantain, cut off the ...