Vazhai Poo Kozha Urundai (Banana Flower Vadai)

Vazhai Poo Kozha Urundai (Banana Flower Vadai)

I searched in Google, for correct English word for 'Thuvarpu'. It said, there is no perfect matching word for 'Thuvarpu'.  Its nothing but one of the six tastes which we have only in our Indian food. Banana Flower is one of the very few vegetables, which has that specific taste. It has abundant health benefits. It has also high level of Magnesium other than controlling Diabetes and preventing Heart diseases.

I have prepared an exciting and tasty Kozha Urundai with Channa Dal. Try this recipe once and I am sure everyone in your family will rush for this and it will get over before you start your lunch itself.

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Here is that interesting recipe..

Ingredients:

Banana Flower                - 1 (Medium Size)

Channa Dal                     - little more than 1/4 cup 

Big Onion                       - 1

Red Chilli                        - 2

Fennel Seeds                   - 1 tsp

Chopped Ginger              - 2 tsp

Porikadalai Maavu          - 4 tbsp (Fried Gram Powder)

Rice Flour                        - 1 tbsp

Garam Masala Powder    - 1/2 tsp

Salt                                  - As required

Curry Leaves                  - few

Oil                                   - For frying

Procedure:

• Wash and Soak Channa Dal for about 1 hour.
• Add water enough to soak the Banana flower and cook it in medium flame. Cook it till Banana flower has been cooked. You can see the flowers have changed its color and its softened. This is the stage, which tells that Banana flower has been cooked.
• Grind Channa Dal along with Red Chilli, Fennel seeds and Ginger for a while.  And then add cooked Banana flower and enough salt to the channa Dal  Grind Coarsely.
• Finely chop Big onion and curry leaves and add to the Kozha Urundai batter.
• Add porikadalai maavu, and rice flour to the batter. Add porikadalai maavu in small instances. Add enough maavu, just to absorb water in the batter. You can also add more maavu accordingly.
• Add also Garam Masala Powder to it.
• Heat oil in a frying pan. Take a little batter, shape it with your hands and fry in oil when its hot.
• Take out from oil, after its cooked on both the sides.
• Drain excess oil and serve it.
• If the Banana Flower is very big, add 1/2 cup of Channa Dal. Adjust channa Dal accordingly.