I like Valaipoo or valaithandu. So I buy these vegetables whenever I get chance. My kids like it too. I am pretty happy that we get Indian vegetables in Singapore (in fact in India we have season for some vegetables) In Singapore pretty much you will get all vegetables all year around. This week I have asked my hubby to pick up some Valaithandu and I didn’t check it till reached home. It was less than normally what I buy. So instead of Poriyal I have decided to do kootu. It turn out to be good
Ingredients:
Valaithandu (Plantain Stem) – 2 cup
Toor dal / Thuvar Dhal – 1/4 cup
Moong dhal – 1/4 cup
Onion – 1 (Chopped finely)
Tomato – 1 (Chopped finely)
Turmeric powder -1/4 teaspoon
Garlic – 4 pods (finely chopped)
Curry Leaves – 10
Red chillies – 3-5
Salt per taste
Mustard seeds – 1/2 teaspoon
Urad dhal – 1 teaspoon
Cumin seed / jeera powder – 1 teaspoon
Oil – 2 teaspoon
Method:
Clean the fiber and chop the valaithandu. Soak it in buttermilk water or lemon water overnight. Using fork remove the fiber and pressure cook with salt. Drain the water
Pressure cook the toor dhal with 3/4 cup of water and mash it.
Heat the kada and add oil. When it is hot add mustard seeds. Let it pop. Add urad dhal, Red chillies and curry leaves. Fry till urad dhal is brown in color. Add Garlic and fry till it is brown in color. Add onion fry till it is soft. Add Tomatoes and fry till mushy. Add cooked valaithanu. Add mashed toor dal.
Add cumin seed powder, salt, moong dal (Pasiparuppu). Add enough water and pressure cook till 2 whistle.
Enjoy it with rice
10 Replies to “Vazhai Thandu (valaithandu, Banana Stem) Kootu”
Very tempting dish
Healthy and yummy kootu ..My fav 🙂
Mom make this but I have to give a try on this.delicious and perfectly go with rice
Healthy banana stem curry ..Veena Theagarajan…
super healthy and tasty poriyal.. Bookmarking it..Going to try this soon..
Delicious healthy kottu
Healthy & lovely looking kootu…………………you made it perfectly.
shobha
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A very interesting dish. Didn't even know banana stem is edible. Thanks for sharing!
healthy and good.
Its been a while i had kootu with banana stem..Inviting bowl of healthy kootu.