Banana Blossom Cutlets – The New Fashioned:)
- 17
- May
- 2011
Plantain Flower Cutlets: Other Names: Vazhaipoo Cutlet. Plantain Flower Cutlet. Banana Blossom Cutlet. When I was a student, most nights…I used to go back to hostel at wrong times! And the mess will be closed:( So, to be on the safer side…I used to get some hot puffs or cutlets for my dinner! True, with […]
Vazhaipoo Kola Urundai / Plantain Flower Kebabs
- 24
- January
- 2011
Vazhaipoo Kola Urundai: Ingredients: Plantain Flower 1 smallToasted Chana dhall 1/2 cup – powderedSaltGinger 3″ size peeled and gratedGarlic 6 cloves peeled and gratedDry red chilies 10 – groundOnion 1 large finely choppedFennel seeds 1-2 spoons toastedCurry leaves fewOil for frying. Cleaning Plantain Flower: Grease your palms and hands with oil or its better to […]
Plantain Flower Stir-Fry / Vazhaipoo Thoran / Vazhaipoo Poriyal
- 21
- October
- 2010
Vazhaipoo Thoran: Ingredients: Plantain flower 1 largeCoconut 1 large – gratedGreen chiliesShallots 1 or two (optional)Ginger 1″ gratedSaltTurmeric powder 1 pinchCumin seeds 1 spoonMustard seeds 1/2 spoonCurry leaves fewCoconut oil few spoons. Method: Clean the plantain flower, wash and finely chop them. Leaves them in cold water until cooking…to avoid discoloration. In a wide wok, […]
Plantain Flower Qorma
- 24
- January
- 2009
Vazhai Poo Korma: This is my back home cook, Usha Nandhini’s recipe. She is a real sweet heart. Whenever I visit home…I take over the kitchen, she will be helping me around. I always take tips from her before cooking certain vegetables. Since I never get a chance of seeing most of the endemic species/Indian […]
Plantain Flower Usili
- 01
- October
- 2008
Vazhaipoo Usili: Plantain Flower Subzi. Vazhai-Poo Usili. Attipoo/ arattipoo Usili. Kela ka Fool Usili. When I visited my hometown…..we have palntain tree in the house! I happen to cook palntain flower all the time! We either make ‘kootu’ or ‘vadai’ generally! So…for a change…I was going thro’ local magazines and came up with this idea […]
Vazhaipoo Pakoda / Plantain Flower Fritters
- 12
- July
- 2008
Vazhaipoo Bajji: Plantain Flower Fritters. Aratti Poo Bajji. Kela Ka Fool Pakodi. Just like that……thought of this recipe! Turned out great! Give a shot, quite easy. Hope you’ll know how to clean plantain flower. If not scroll for my other plantain flower recipes….I have mentioned it earlier. Ingredients: Plantain florets 1 cupGram Flour 1 cup(besan)SaltSoda […]
Vazhaipoo Kootu
- 12
- September
- 2007
Vazhai Poo Kootu: Plantain flower Kootu. Ingredients: Plantain flower 1 Thoor/ Moong/ chana dal 1/4 cupGreen chilies 3 finely choppedOnion 1 finely choppedGarlic 6 cloves choppedGinger 2″ peeled and choppedTomatoes 1-2 fienly choppedSaltTurmeric powder 1/4 spoonChili powder 1/2 spoonMustar seeds 1/4 spoonCumin seeds 1/2 spoonAsafoetida 1/4 spoonCurry leaves fewOil few spoonsCilantro leaves few to garnish. […]
Vazhaipoo Vadai / Banana Blossom Fritters
- 04
- October
- 2006
This is my Mom’s special dish. Its really hard to find banana blossoms, here in America. But whenever I get a chance…I make sure that I prepare it with utmost care. It takes hours to do all the prep work, cleaning and grinding part. But, certainly worth toiling. Ingredients: Plantain Flower 1 small Red Gram/Thuvar […]
