Vazhathandu Poriyal | Plantain Stem Poriyal
Healthy and tasty Vazhathandu Poriyal is nutrition rich and also a great side dish for any South Indian Kuzhambu/Rasam Varieties
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 230kcal
Ingredients
- 250 gms Vazhathandu / Plantain Stem
- 2 tablespoon Moong Dal
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 1 teaspoon Salt As Needed
- 1 tablespoon Curd (Plain Yogurt)
For Grinding
- ¼ Cup Grated Coconut
- 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
- 2 Red Chili
For Tempering
- 2 teaspoon Coconut Oil
- 1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds
- 1 teaspoon Split Urad Dal
- 1 Red Chili
- Few Curry Leaves
Instructions
First Lets prepare the Vazhathandu (Plantain Stem).
- Take a vessel add 2 cups of water and add 1 tablespoon of curd and stir well and set aside. We need to chop the vazhathandu and soak it in this buttermilk
- The first thing we need to do is to slice the vazhathandu into circular discs. After making circular discs, finely chop each disc into fine pieces
- Put the chopped vazhathandu inside the buttermilk which we prepared in the first time. This will prevent the decolorization of the chopped vegetable
Pressure Cooking Process
- Now Squeeze out the soaked vazhathandu from the butter milk and take it in a vessel. Add moong dal, turmeric power
- Sprinkle water and pressure cook for 2-3 whistles. We don't want the dal to be mushy
Grinding Process
- Take Grated Coconut, Cumin Seeds and Red Chili in a mixer jar and grind it without adding water
Tempering Process
- Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds and allow it to sputter. Add split urad dal, red chili and curry leaves and sauté for few seconds
- To the pan add cooked vazhathandu along with dal and give a mix. Then add salt and mix well
- Finally add ground coconut+spice powder and mix well. Keep in flame for 2 mins and switch off the flame
- The delicious Vazhathandu Poriyal is all Ready!!!
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Notes
- Instead of grinding coconut and red chili, we just temper red chili and add grated coconut at the end of cooking.
- Tender Stem has less fiber and hence will cook quickly
- Always soak chopped stem in diluted buttermilk to prevent discoloration
Nutrition
Serving: 1Cup | Calories: 230kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Fiber: 4g