Name: Vazhaipoo Koottu / Plantain Flower Kootu
Prep time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 1 Plantain flower; 1/4 cup Tur dal; Tamarind (small gooseberry sized ball); 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder; Salt to taste; Fry and grind; 1 tbsp Channa dal or bengal gram; 1 tbsp Coriander seeds; 4 Red chillies; 1 tsp Raw rice; 3 tbsp Coconut; For the seasoning; Oil (-2 tsp); Mustard (-1/2 tsp); Asafoetida/hing (- a pinch); Curry leaves (little)

Vazhaipoo Koottu / Plantain Flower Kootu

Plantain flower poriyal and vada are commonly prepared but not many make kootu with vazhaipoo. Plantain flower kootu is very tasty and delicious. Vazhaipoo kootu is a yummy and healthy kootu that goes well with rice and phulka.

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Prep Time 1

Total Time 1

Cuisine Tamil

Servings people

Ingredients

1 Plantain flower
1/4 cup Tur dal
Tamarind small gooseberry sized ball
1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
Salt to taste
Fry and grind
1 tbsp Channa dal or bengal gram
1 tbsp Coriander seeds
4 Red chillies
1 tsp Raw rice
3 tbsp Coconut
For the seasoning
Oil -2 tsp
Mustard -1/2 tsp
Asafoetida/hing - a pinch
Curry leaves little

Instructions

Remove the style and the small white cover from the flower. Cut banana flower finely. Keep it in diluted buttermilk to prevent discoloration. Remove from buttermilk, rinse and pressure cook for 3 whistles adding turmeric powder, little water and salt needed.
cook tur dal for 3 whistles or until soft. Mash it well
Dry fry the raw rice, red chili, coconut, bengal gram and coriander seed
make a fine paste by adding water
Heat 2 tsp of oil in a kadai, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add hing and curry leaves.
Then add the cooked banana flower and the tamarind extract. Boil well until the raw flavor of the tamarind goes.
Then add the cooked tur dal, ground paste and boil for a few more minutes on medium flame.
add 2 glass of water and allow the masala get cooked well and it becomes thick consistency
Now vazhakkai kootu is ready to serve

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Vazhaipoo Koottu / Plantain Flower Kootu