Vazha Koombu Thoran / Banana Blossom with Coconut stir fry
Life is full of banana skins. You slip, you carry on.
Daphne Guinness
Banana Flower - 1
Onion -1 - chopped small
Salt to taste.
For immersing the chopped banana flower :
Curd - 1 tbsp
Water - 1 big cup
Cleaning the Banana flower :
The cleaning of Banana flower takes some time and is not a dish to be cooked in a hurry. Smear your hands with oil before you start. This is to prevent them from staining. First, remove the hard covering of the banana blossom. Below every layer, you will find rows of florets. Keep the florets aside and discard the hard covering. Keep repeating this till you come a pale colored edible part. Now chop this fine. As you chop them, transfer to a bowl that holds water diluted with curd. This ensures that discoloration does not happen. Keep aside and now work on the florets.
The mature florets will have a stigma and a transparent shield. Remove the two and discard.Chop the rest of the florets finely. Add this to the chopped banana blossom.
The stigma and cover from the tender ones need not be removed.
To Grind :
Jeera -1 tsp
Green chillies -2 - small
Coconut - 1 cup
Small Onions - 4
Garlic cloves -3 - small
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp
Tempering :
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Urad Dal - 1/2 tsp
Curry Leaves - 1 spring
Red Chillies - 2
Coconut Oil - 1-2 tbsp
2. Add the items listed under tempering.
3. Add the chopped onions and then the drained banana flower.
4. Add salt.Cover and cook on medium flame for 10 minutes till they are cooked.
5. Grind the items listed under to be ground together into a slightly coarse paste.
6. Now make a well in the center of the cooking banana flower and add the ground item.
7. Gather up everything together and cover and cook on medium flame.
8. Cook for 3-4 minutes.
9. Mix everything together and increase the flame to high. Cook for another minute or two.
10. Serve hot with rice.
Note:
1. The dish has a slightly bitter taste and this is normal.
2. The cleaning of Banana flower can be googled. There are many sites which show step-wise cleaning.
Daphne Guinness
Ingredients :
Banana Flower - 1
Onion -1 - chopped small
Salt to taste.
For immersing the chopped banana flower :
Curd - 1 tbsp
Water - 1 big cup
Cleaning the Banana flower :
The cleaning of Banana flower takes some time and is not a dish to be cooked in a hurry. Smear your hands with oil before you start. This is to prevent them from staining. First, remove the hard covering of the banana blossom. Below every layer, you will find rows of florets. Keep the florets aside and discard the hard covering. Keep repeating this till you come a pale colored edible part. Now chop this fine. As you chop them, transfer to a bowl that holds water diluted with curd. This ensures that discoloration does not happen. Keep aside and now work on the florets.
The mature florets will have a stigma and a transparent shield. Remove the two and discard.Chop the rest of the florets finely. Add this to the chopped banana blossom.
The stigma and cover from the tender ones need not be removed.
To Grind :
Jeera -1 tsp
Green chillies -2 - small
Coconut - 1 cup
Small Onions - 4
Garlic cloves -3 - small
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp
Tempering :
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Urad Dal - 1/2 tsp
Curry Leaves - 1 spring
Red Chillies - 2
Coconut Oil - 1-2 tbsp
How I made it :
1. Heat coconut oil in a deep pan.
2. Add the items listed under tempering.
3. Add the chopped onions and then the drained banana flower.
4. Add salt.Cover and cook on medium flame for 10 minutes till they are cooked.
5. Grind the items listed under to be ground together into a slightly coarse paste.
6. Now make a well in the center of the cooking banana flower and add the ground item.
7. Gather up everything together and cover and cook on medium flame.
8. Cook for 3-4 minutes.
9. Mix everything together and increase the flame to high. Cook for another minute or two.
10. Serve hot with rice.
1. The dish has a slightly bitter taste and this is normal.
2. The cleaning of Banana flower can be googled. There are many sites which show step-wise cleaning.
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