Vazhaipoo Poriyal /Plantain Flower Recipe

Vazhaipoo Poriyal /Plantain Flower Recipe:

    This vazhaipoo poriyal recipe is very healthy one. It is also easy to make with simple ingredients.
Cleaning of this flower is the main thing since every one think that it is the toughest job and many people avoid to use this since because of this. But you can do it easily.

Ingredients:

1. Vazhaipoo/Plantain flower -1
2. Onion - 1 chopped 
3. Moong dhal - 2 tbsp
4. Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
5. Oil - 2 tsp
6. Dry chillies - 3-4 nos
7. Salt - as needed
8. Curry leaves - few

For grinding :

1. Coconut - 1/2 cup(grated)
2. Cumin seedes- 1 tsp
3. Garlic cloves- 3 nos
4. asafoetida - a pinch

Method :

• Clean the Plantain flower (remove the pistil and calyx from the floret) and cut into small pieces and soak it in buttermilk or rice water and keep it aside.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Heat oil in a pan and allow mustard seeds to temper add,dry chillies and  moong dhal and saute for a minute.
  
• Add onion and saute for a minute again.
  
• Now add the chopped flower and add little water.
• Meanwhile grind coconut, cumin seeds, garlic cloves and keep it ready.
• Cook the flower till all the water get absorbed.
• Now add the coconut grinded mixture and add required salt in it and mix it well cook till the raw smell disappears.
  
  
  
  
• Garninsh with curry leaves.