Recipe: Appetizing Vazhaithandu(Stem Banana) Gravy

Vazhaithandu(Stem Banana) Gravy. Vazhaithandu Kuzhambu Recipe - Banana Stem Gravy-Valaithandu Recipes I try to include vazhaithandu recipes in my cooking at least once in a month as it has lots of health benefits. Whenever I go to Salem, my FIL buys me banana stem and banana flower because finding these vegetables in my place is very rare. Here is how you achieve that.

The stem is layered, and we discard the outer portion and consume the tender white part inside.. The stem is cooked in various ways in South Indian cuisine and in some parts of West Bengal. Dishes such as vazhaithandu usli (dry cooked banana stem with lentils), vazhaithandu kootu (banana stem cooked with lentils), vazahaithandu porial (banana stem tempered and garnished with coconut) are popular in Tamil Nadu. You can cook Vazhaithandu(Stem Banana) Gravy using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Vazhaithandu(Stem Banana) Gravy

1. Prepare 1 of stem banana.
2. Prepare 1 tsp of tamarind paste.
3. Prepare 1 tsp of dhaniya powder,.
4. It's 1 tsp of red chilli powder.
5. Prepare 2 tsp of mustard.
6. It's 2 tsp of urad dal.
7. You need 1 cup of grated coconnut.
8. You need 1 tsp of perungayam.
9. You need 1 tsp of salt, cooking oil.
10. You need 1 bunch of curry leaves.

Presenting Vazhaithandu Kootu or Banana Stem Lentil Curry Recipe. Banana Stem takes a bit of prep work, I agree and so will most South Indians. The chopping part, particularly, requires a bit of skill and is slightly time consuming. However, once the banana stem or Vazhaithandu is chopped and cooked, rest of the recipe hardly takes any time.

Vazhaithandu(Stem Banana) Gravy step by step

1. Peel the vegetable and cut into pieces. cook for 5 minutes..
2. Then add the tamarind paste, dania powder, red chilli powder, salt and aboil for 5 minutes..
3. Then add the grated coconut..
4. In another pan add little oil fry the mustard, perumgayam, urad dal curry leaves add to the gravy..
5. Tasty gravy is ready..

Banana stem is loaded with fibre and is even used to treat kidney stones and urinary tract infection. Including banana stem regularly in one's diet helps with acidity and gastric problems. It also provides relief from a lot of common problems including constipation. Here is an excellent recipe made with Vazhaithandu Chutney - Banana Stem. After gobbling upon crispy fried onion samosas and delicious mocha cookies during the week, it is now time to wrap up the week on a slightly healthy note.