vazhaipoo vadai /Banana flower vadai

 

Course: snacks

Cuisine: south Indian

Author: Nivetha Jagadeesh

Banana flower are very high nutritional and calorie content. It improves lactation and promotes kidney functions . Banana flower controls diabetes and it supports menstural issues.

 

Ingredients:

Channa dal / kadalai paruppu – 1 cup

Banana flower – 1/2 cup

Onion - 3

Greenchilli - 2

Salt – Needed

Curryleaf – 1 tbsp

Coriander – 1 tbsp

Fennel seeds/sombu – 1 tsp

Grated ginger – 1 tsp

Oil – for frying

water – If required

 

Vazhaipoo Vadai

Instructions:

•   Wash and soak channa dal for 2 hours.
•   Wash and clean the banana flower and chopped it finely.
•   Take a mixie jar and add in the channa dal and grind to a coarse paste.
•   Remove the thick coarse batter into a cleaned bowl and add in the chopped onions, green chilli , banana flower , fennel seeds, grated ginger, coriander leaves , curry leaves and mix well to combine.
•   Add required salt and water (If needed).
•   Heat a oil in a pan for frying. Once the oil is hot take a small size of mixture and gently flatten into hands.
•   Gently drop the vadais in hot oil and cook both sides until it turns into golden brown.
•   Once it gets cooked serve it hot with perfect chutney or tomato ketchup.

Notes:

1.         Fry the vadais in medium flame.
2.          You can also add cumin seeds, garlic and cannabis chilli (Red Chilli) in this batter.
3.          You can add rice flour to get extra crispyness.
4.         You can also use banana leaf to flatten the batter.