Vazhaipoo Vadai/ Banana flower vadai

10:37 AM Chandra Karthikeyan 0 Comments

Ingredients:

• Chopped vazhaipoo - 1 cup
• Buttermilk - 1 cup
• Channa dal - 1/2 cup
• Toor dal - 1 tbsp
• Urud dal - 1 tbsp
• Chopped onion - 1/4 cup
• Green chillies - 4 to 5
• Chopped ginger - 1 tbsp
• Chopped garlic - 1/2 tbsp (optional)
• Hing - a pinch
• Salt as required
• Oil for frying

Method:

• Soak channa dal, toor dal, and urud dal in water for two hours. 
• Add chopped vazhaipoo to buttermilk to avoid discoloration.
• Now grind dals coarsely, and add garlic, ginger, onion, green chillies, hing, and salt. 
• Drain buttermilk and add the banana florets to the dal mixture, mix it nicely.
• Heat oil, make small rounds of vadai in your palm, gently drop it in the hot oil, fry until it turns brownish on both sides.
• Serve hot with chutney of your choice.