VALAIPOO PALYA, PORIAL[PLANTAIN FLOWER]

INGREDIENTS

1. Valaipoo               1
2. Tur Dal                 1/4 cup
3. Onion                    1 big
4. Rasam powder      1 tsp
5. Chilly powder       1 tsp
6. Curry masala        1 tsp
7. Coconut                1/4 cup
8. Water                    3 cups
9. Buttermilk            3 cups
10. Salt                       1 tsp
11. Coriander leaves   handful
12. Turmeric              1/4 tsp

FOR SEASONING

1. Mustard seeds        1 tsp
2. Urad dhal               1 tsp
3. Bengal gram           2 tsp
4. Curry leaves            few
5. Oil                           3 tbsp
6. Hing                        1/4 tsp

METHOD

• Peel flower and chop, soak in buttermilk for 1 hour
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• Cut onion, coriander leaves, and grate coconut.
• Remove flower from buttermilk, drain water and wash with water once
• Cook dal, Plantain flower, turmeric, for 3 whistles.
• Wait till the pressure settles down, open and drain the dal water.
• Retain for rasam, Heat oil add seasoning, splutter mustard seeds,
• Fry urad dhal and Bengal gram, curry leaves for few seconds.
• Add onion and fry for a minute, add chilly powder, rasam powder, curry masala.
• Fry and add cooked flower and dal, stir well and add salt and fry for 2 minutes.
• Fry on low flame for 2 minutes, and add coconut, coriander leaves and fry for 1 minute.
• Serve with rice, chapati.

NOTE:-

• Refer Rasam powder, Curry masala, chilly powder from this blog.