Ingredients
- Banana flower (vazhaipoo)--(Medium size)-1no (cleaned)
- Onion (small onion-Chopped 1cup)___2 nos (thickly sliced)
- Sambar powder ________________ 2tsp
- Turmeric powder________________ 1/4 tsp
- Tomato________________________3nos (roughly chopped)
- Cumin(jeeragam) powder__________ 1tsp
- Coconut paste__________________3-4 tbsp
- Curry leaves____________________few
- Coriander leaves ________________few
- Oil___________________________2tbsp
- Salt __________________________to taste
- For seasoning___________________Pattai, Elakkay, Sombu (Cinnamon,cardamom,fennel seeds)
Method:
1- Cook cleaned vazhaipoo (banana flower)with 1 cup of water
for 4-5 minutes in medium flame.
2- Heat a small cooker or a vessel,add 2tsp oil and onion.
3-When onion slightly cooked,add cooked banana flower,
tomatoes,turmeric powder. sambar powder,cumin powder,
salt and saute for 1-2 minutes.
4-Cook this with 2-3 cups of water (In cooker -1 whistle) for
five minutues.
5-Now add coconut paste ,cook for 2 minutes, add curry leaves,
coriander leaves and seasoning with cinnamon (pattai ),
cardamom (elakkay) and
fennel seeds (sombu)