Banana Flower is used as a vegetable in stir-fry, cooked in soups, curries and fried foods in Southern Asia. Cleaning the flower is a time consuming task. But, the effort outweighs the taste and the immense medicinal benefits. Once the flower is cleaned, the cooking part is simple. Enjoy!
Ingredients
Banana Flower (cleaned) - 1
Onion - 1 medium
Green Chillies (or Red) - 4-5
Curry leaves
Coconut - 3-4 tbsn
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Sambar powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt
Apply some oil on both hands before cleaning and this prevents your finger nails turning black. Separate and collect all the edible part by removing the petals one by one.
You will see a plastic textured petal and a hard stamen. You have to remove both as shown in the picture below. When you reach the middle part of the flower, you don't have to remove them as they become soft. Wash the edible flowers in water and chop them into small pieces.
Method
Heat 3 tbsp of oil in a pan. Add the cumin seeds and when they splutter, add the onions, green chillies and curry leaves. When the onion becomes translucent, add the Banana Flower, salt, turmeric powder, sambar powder and cook it on medium heat (10-15 minutes).
Keep stirring and let the flower cook well. When the mixture becomes dry, add the shredded coconut and mix well. Garnish the dish with Cilantro. Enjoy!
Heat 3 tbsp of oil in a pan. Add the cumin seeds and when they splutter, add the onions, green chillies and curry leaves. When the onion becomes translucent, add the Banana Flower, salt, turmeric powder, sambar powder and cook it on medium heat (10-15 minutes).
This is one of my favorite vegetable. Try adding handful of soaked channa dhal (Kadalai parupu) and cook along with the vegetable. It adds great taste to it Felcy..
ReplyDeleteIt is one of my favorite vegetable too..Lot of work but worth it. I should try adding channa dhal sometime. Thanks.
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