VAZHAIPOO PORIYAL RECIPE-BANANA FLOWER CURRY/STIR FRY

Vazhaipoo poriyal has become one of our favourite vazhaipoo recipes.It is very easy to make when compared with vazhaipoo usili and super tasty without onion.I learnt this recipe from my MIL.Nowadays i am making this very often in my kitchen next to vazhipoo vadai& vazhaipoo kuzhambu.Check out my post on “How to clean vazhaipoo/Banana flower with stepwise pictures” to know how to clean,chop n store it in advance to make your morning job hassle-free.Lets see how to make this healthy valaipoo poriyal/Banana flower curry recipe at home easily Happy

.It tastes the best with sambar sadam and paruppu rasam !

Vazhaipoo poriyal/Banana flower curry recipe

Easy n delicious vazhaipoo poriyal recipe - Tasty side dish for sambar rice !

Cuisine:Indian

Category:Curries

Serves:Serves 4

Prep time:15 Minutes

Cook time:15 Minutes

Total time:30 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

Chopped banana flower - 2 cups
Moong dal - 2 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Sambar powder - 1 tsp
Salt - as needed

To temper

Cooking oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Grated coconut - 1/4 cup
Sugar - 1/8 tsp

METHOD

In a wide bowl,take the chopped banana flower,moong dal,salt,turmeric powder and sambar powder.Mix well using your hands and set aside for 15 minutes.It will leave little water.

In a kadai,heat oil and temper mustard,urad dal and curry leaves. After the dal turns golden brown, add the vazhaipoo mixture and mix well.Keep the flame low and cover cook for sometime.You don’t need to add water because the water in banana flower itself is sufficient.Keep the flame low and cook it with a lid for 10-15 minutes.Toss it once or twice in the middle.

After the banana flower is completely cooked,add the grated coconut,mix well for a minute.Remove and serve.You can add few drops of lemon juice if u want tanginess.We don’t do it usually.

Enjoy !

Note

Cleaning and chopping banana flower takes more time.So make it the previous day,keep the chopped flowers immersed in buttermilk and use it next day.Squeeze the buttermilk completely and then proceed as mentioned above.

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