Ingredients:
Plantain flower-1
Toor dal-1/4 cup (pressure cook dal)
Tamarind -gooseberry size ball (Soak it in hot water)
Turmeric Powder -1/4 tsp
Channa (chick peas) -handful
Salt to taste
For grinding:
Channa dal or bengal gram-1 tbsp
Coriander seeds-1 tbsp
Red chillies- 3-4
Raw rice -1/2 tsp
Coconut -2 tbsp
Fry the above ingredients in a tsp of oil, adding coconut at the end and grind it to a fine paste
For seasoning:
Oil -2 tsp
Mustard -1/2 tsp
Curry leaves-little
Asafoetida- a pinch
Preparation:
Remove the style and the small white cover from the flower.(shown in the picture) .
Cut banana flower finely. Keep it in diluted buttermilk to prevent discoloration.
Remove from buttermilk, rinse and pressure cook adding turmeric powder and salt.
Soak channa overnight and pressure cook it with a little salt,keep in a small bowl.
Method:
Heat 2 tsp of oil in a kadai and add the ingredients for seasoning.
Then add the cooked banana flower and the tamarind extract .
Boil well 6-7 minutes till the raw smell goes.
Then add the cooked toor dal, cooked channa and the grounded paste and boil for a few minutes.
Garnish it with coriander leaves. Serve hot with rice or as an accompaniment to rice.
