Vaazhaipoo (Banana flower) Vadai

Banana flower is rich in fiber and has many good properties. It is an indispensable part of Tamil cooking. Though chopping this vegetable is a complicated one it is worth spending time on it. This crispy, delicious and spicy vadai goes very well with hot filter coffee or Masala chai..

Pre time: 30 mins
Cooking time: 20 mins
Serves: 6

Ingredients needed for the Vazhaipoo Vadai:

Chopped Banana flowers 2 cups
Finely chopped onions 1 cup
Finely chopped green chillies 2 tea spoon
Bengal gram / Chana dal 2 cups
Thur dhal 1 tb spoons
Black gram 2 tea spoons
Red Chillies 3
Fennel Seeds 1 tea spoon
Salt to taste
Oil for frying

Method for preparing the Vazhaipoo Vadai:

Step 1

The individual flowers should be taken out and the top of the flower should be rubbed gently. Then remove the stamen part of the each flower out. Then collect the flowers and chop them finely and put them in buttermilk water. (add 1 tb spoon of buttermilk in water and this prevents the vegetable from becoming black)

Step 2

Soak All the dhals given and red chillies in water for two hours. Drain the water and grind them coarsely with required salt. Add the chopped onions, vazhaipoo, green chillies and curry leaves and mix well.

Step 3

Heat the wok with oil. Make small rounds of the vadai mix and press them gently on the palm and drop into the oil one by one. Fry them to brown on both the sides.