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This Philippine plantain is one of the greatest bananas for cooking. The Cardaba is a beautiful plant with an unusual bluish-green colored fruit.

Green plantains are firm and starchy.  They are used to make plantain chips, which are popular not only in India, but also in the Caribbean. They can also be sauteed with spices amd curry leaves to make a nutritious vegetable side dish. The ripe fruit can be eaten raw, steamed or as in Kerala, they  are sliced, dipped in batter with cumin seeds and deep fried for breakfast. 

The short and stubby fruit can get fairly large. Excellent cultivar!