Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Ready In: 30 mins
Yields : 2 Servings
Ingredients:
Cleaned chopped banana flowers | 1 Cup |
Onions Chopped | 1/4 Cup |
Oil | 2 tsp |
Mustard | 1/4 tsp |
Channa Dal | 1 tsp |
Urad Dal | 1 tsp |
Curry leaves | 2 |
Green Chilly | 2 |
Salt | |
Turmeric powder | 1/4 tsp |
Asafoedita powder | pinch |
Shredded coconut | 1 tbsp |
Coriander leaves chopped | 2 stalks |
Instructions:
- Heat oil in the pan and add mustard, urad dal and channa dal. When channa dal turn golden colour, add curry leaves, green chillies and onion. Fry till onion turn translucent.
- Add chopped banana flower, turmeric powder and salt. Fry it in medium flame for 2 minutes. Add water till the flowers immerse. Cook till all the water is drained and check whether the banana flower is cooked completely.
- Once the banana flower is cooked, Garnish with coriander leaves and shredded coconut.
- Adding coconut is optional
- Before adding coconut and coriander leaves, check whether banana flowers are fully cooked. If else, sprinkle some water and cook it.
- For step by step instructions and pictures for cleaning banana flower, click here
Vazhaipoo Poriyal / Banana Flower Stir Fry / Arati Puvvu curry
My fav during up years dish. I can't find the flowers now but after seeing what you did with it, I am all the more tempted. Love how the ingredients blended for such a lovely outcome.
ReplyDeleteThanks Navaneetham
DeleteIts been ages since I had vazhaipoo in any form. I find them at the store but I do not buy them because, I do not like to clean the flowers. The poriyal looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteThanks Srimathi
Deletevery healthy and delicious looking poriyal dear :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Manjula
DeleteSuper delicious vazhaipoo poriyal. I just love it. Very nice clicks...
ReplyDeleteThanks Priya
DeleteNever tried this.. Healthy recipe Nithya :-)
ReplyDeleteTry it.. It will be very good..
Deletevery healthy ! ur patience in cleaning the flower needs to be appreciated :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Reni
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