Vazhaipoo Poriyal Recipe | Banana Flower Stir Fry Recipe
Vazhaipoo Poriyal is a healthy side dish made by sautéing banana flower with onion, spices, herbs and finishing it with coconut. Vazhaipoo Poriyal is good alternate to regular vegetable poriyal and a must try at home. Learn to make Banana Flower Stir Fry with step by step pictures.
Servings2 people
Ingredients
- 1 medium sized banana flower
- 3 tablespoon moong dal
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 3 tablespoon coconut grated
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 medium sized big onion
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
- salt as needed
To Temper:
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 3/4 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon urad dal
- 6 curry leaves
- 1 green chilies
Instructions
- Clean vazhaipoo as mentioned in the link above and soak in buttermilk until use, Keep aside. Then dry roast jeera for few minutes until aroma comes then grind it to a semi fine powder.
- In a pan, heat oil - add mustard seeds, urad dhal let it splutter. Then add curry leaves, green chilies, onion and garlic, moong dhal and sauté until onions turn slightly browned.
- Drain buttermilk / water then add vazhaipoo, turmeric powder and saute for a minute. Then add water till immersing level and allow it to boil and cook till the veggie turns soft. Saute for few minutes until the moisture evaporates and the curry becomes dry and roasted. It may take 5 -7 minutes then add grated coconut, roasted jeera powder and stir well for 2-3mins. Switch off.
- Serve hot with rice and sambar or any variety rice of your choice.
Notes
- You can even cook vazhaipoo and moong dhal in a pan with water. But I prefer pressure cooking. Moong dal should not be mushy, it should be firm yet soft to bite.
- Don't skip roasting moong dal, it gives a nice aroma.
- Amma always adds coconut only after switching off any poriyal as raw coconut is not much of cholesterol she says so using it as raw as much as possible is good.
Nutrition Facts
Vazhaipoo Poriyal Recipe | Banana Flower Stir Fry Recipe
Amount Per Serving (75 g)
Calories 171
Calories from Fat 45
% Daily Value*
Fat 5g8%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Trans Fat 0.01g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 2g
Sodium 864mg38%
Potassium 163mg5%
Carbohydrates 24g8%
Fiber 5g21%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 8g16%
Vitamin A 253IU5%
Vitamin C 108mg131%
Calcium 65mg7%
Iron 3mg17%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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