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Homemade Vazhaipoo Podimas Recipe - Banana Flower Poriyal/ Sabzi
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Homemade Vazhaipoo Podimas Recipe - Banana Flower Poriyal/ Sabzi

Learn how to prepare Homemade Vazhaipoo Podimas Recipe - Banana Flower Poriyal/ Sabzi with this simple recipe. Perfect for Lunch and ideal for Tamil Nadu lovers....

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25 Min Prep

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30 Min Cook

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4 Servings

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Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 1 Banana flower (Vazhaipoo) - cleaned
  • 3 tablespoons Curd (Dahi / Yogurt)
  • 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons White Urad Dal (Split)
  • 10 Pearl onions (Sambar Onions) - finely chopped
  • 2 Green Chillies - chopped
  • 2 sprig Curry leaves
  • 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
  • 1/4 cup Fresh coconut - grated
  • Salt - to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon Sesame (Gingelly) Oil - for cooking

Instructions

1
To Begin making the Vazhaipoo Podimas/ Poriyal formula, first prep the banana flower.
2
The banana flower needs to be pruned well.The first step is to have a dish filled with liquid and 3 tablespoons of yogurt/ dahi.
3
toss together well.
4
We will be pruning the banana flower and adding it to the chaas liquid so it does not get black.lubricate your fingers and palms with fat, so the banana stem flower does not darken your nails and hands too.Separate the edible flower part which looks whitish yellow by removing the purple petals one bye one.The next step is to remove the middle bud/ stem from the flower.
5
You will find the two parts of the flower that is shown in the above picture.
6
Remove the one which is pointed in the picture.
7
These don't oven-cook well. Once done, keep placing the Vazhaipoo/ banana flower in the buttermilk.
8
Once you have all the flowers pruned, you can chop them.
9
Discard the liquid.Ensure the remaining items required are ready as well.bring to temperature fat in a cooking vessel; introduce the mustard seeds and urad dal.
10
Allow it to crackle and the dal to turn crisp and golden brown. Once done, swirl around in the curry leaves, green chillies and the finely sliced baby onions.
11
Saute the onions, until softened. Once the onions have softened, introduce the coconut, turmeric ground mix and the finely sliced Vazhaipoo/ banana flower.  You can introduce a few tablespoons of the buttermilk liquid, seasoning and wrap the cooking vessel and oven-cook the Vazhaipoo Poriyal until it is soft.Once the Vazhaipoo Podimas/ Poriyal is cooked, swirl around shallow fry on the open to evaporate any excess liquid.
12
Check the seasoning and adjust according to taste.
13
Turn off the bring to temperature and transfer the Vazhaipoo Podimas/ Poriyal to a serving dish.enjoy Vazhaipoo Podimas/ Poriyal formula along with Steamed rice, Chettinad Style Poondu Rasam andKeerai Masiyal for a wholesome lunch.
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It makes a ideal Indian lunch for diabetes as well.

Recipe Information

Cuisine
Tamil Nadu
Course
Lunch
Diet
Vegetarian
Total Time
55 mins

Recipe Time chart

Preparation Time

25 mins

Cooking Time

30 mins

Total Time

55 mins
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