COIMBATORE: Farmers expressed disappointment over changes in providing compensation for banana crop damages ravaged by wild ...

Spicy plantain curry is a delicious combination of ripe plantains and spices including turmeric, cumin, and coriander. The sweetness of ripe plantains pairs well with the heat from chili peppers. You ...

Ripe plantains are certainly sweet enough on their own, but if you really want to upgrade this side dish, consider adding ...

Here are five plantain-based dishes that highlight the unique tastes and textures of this beloved ingredient. Kelewele is a ...

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 ...

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.

She points out specimens. “This one is probably a type of dessert banana. Here’s a hybrid plantain. And this looks like a balbisiana cooking banana,” she says, referring to its wild forebear ...