Vazhaipoo Vadai Recipe (Banana Flower Fried Savoury Snack)
A vegetarian South Indian Recipes recipe with chana dal (bengal gram dal), arhar dal (split toor dal), banana flower (vazhaipoo) - soaked in buttermilk. Ready in 1h 5m, serves 4.
Curated byAditi Iyer🇮🇳
Instructions
13 steps- 1
We begin Vazhaipoo Vadai Recipe (Banana Flower Fried Savoury Snack Recipe) by soaking the chana dal and toor dal in hot water for half an hour
chana dal (bengal gram dal)(1/4 cup)arhar dal (split toor dal)(1/4 cup)banana flower (vazhaipoo) - soaked in buttermilk(1/2 cup) - 2
Next, we move on to prepping the Banana Flower
banana flower (vazhaipoo) - soaked in buttermilk(1/2 cup) - 3
Peel the banana flower petals and remove the white small florets inside
banana flower (vazhaipoo) - soaked in buttermilk(1/2 cup) - 4
Keep a container with buttermilk ready in order to add the used florets
banana flower (vazhaipoo) - soaked in buttermilk(1/2 cup) - 5
From each banana floret, the stamen(kaalan) and the thin white coloured cover portions must be removed and should be soaked in the buttermilk
banana flower (vazhaipoo) - soaked in buttermilk(1/2 cup) - 6
Once the dal is soaked, drain the water and coarsely grind it in a blender
banana flower (vazhaipoo) - soaked in buttermilk(1/2 cup)fennel seeds (saunf) - coarsely pounded(1 teaspoon) - 7
You should be able to see a few broken pieces of the dal
- 8
Keep aside
- 9
Drain the buttermilk from the banana flower and roughly chop it
banana flower (vazhaipoo) - soaked in buttermilk(1/2 cup) - 10
Combine all the ingredients in a mixing bowl, including the ground dal and the chopped banana flower
banana flower (vazhaipoo) - soaked in buttermilk(1/2 cup)green chillies - finely chopped(2)pearl onions (sambar onions) - finely chopped(1/4 cup)sprig curry leaves - finely chopped(1)sprig coriander (dhania) leaves - finely chopped(2) - 11
Check the taste, adjust the salt if required
salt - to taste - 12
Heat oil for deep frying in a deep frying pan and shape the vada into small flat discs and deep fry until browned and crisp
sunflower oil - for deep frying - 13
Serve your hot crispy Vazhaipoo Vadai Recipe (Banana Flower Fried Savoury Snack) with a sweet Semiya Payasam
banana flower (vazhaipoo) - soaked in buttermilk(1/2 cup)
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Vazhaipoo Vadai Recipe (Banana Flower Fried Savoury Snack)
A vegetarian South Indian Recipes recipe with chana dal (bengal gram dal), arhar dal (split toor dal), banana flower (vazhaipoo) - soaked in buttermilk. Ready in 1h 5m, serves 4.
Curated byAditi Iyer🇮🇳
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13 steps- 1
We begin Vazhaipoo Vadai Recipe (Banana Flower Fried Savoury Snack Recipe) by soaking the chana dal and toor dal in hot water for half an hour
chana dal (bengal gram dal)(1/4 cup)arhar dal (split toor dal)(1/4 cup)banana flower (vazhaipoo) - soaked in buttermilk(1/2 cup) - 2
Next, we move on to prepping the Banana Flower
banana flower (vazhaipoo) - soaked in buttermilk(1/2 cup) - 3
Peel the banana flower petals and remove the white small florets inside
banana flower (vazhaipoo) - soaked in buttermilk(1/2 cup) - 4
Keep a container with buttermilk ready in order to add the used florets
banana flower (vazhaipoo) - soaked in buttermilk(1/2 cup) - 5
From each banana floret, the stamen(kaalan) and the thin white coloured cover portions must be removed and should be soaked in the buttermilk
banana flower (vazhaipoo) - soaked in buttermilk(1/2 cup) - 6
Once the dal is soaked, drain the water and coarsely grind it in a blender
banana flower (vazhaipoo) - soaked in buttermilk(1/2 cup)fennel seeds (saunf) - coarsely pounded(1 teaspoon) - 7
You should be able to see a few broken pieces of the dal
- 8
Keep aside
- 9
Drain the buttermilk from the banana flower and roughly chop it
banana flower (vazhaipoo) - soaked in buttermilk(1/2 cup) - 10
Combine all the ingredients in a mixing bowl, including the ground dal and the chopped banana flower
banana flower (vazhaipoo) - soaked in buttermilk(1/2 cup)green chillies - finely chopped(2)pearl onions (sambar onions) - finely chopped(1/4 cup)sprig curry leaves - finely chopped(1)sprig coriander (dhania) leaves - finely chopped(2) - 11
Check the taste, adjust the salt if required
salt - to taste - 12
Heat oil for deep frying in a deep frying pan and shape the vada into small flat discs and deep fry until browned and crisp
sunflower oil - for deep frying - 13
Serve your hot crispy Vazhaipoo Vadai Recipe (Banana Flower Fried Savoury Snack) with a sweet Semiya Payasam
banana flower (vazhaipoo) - soaked in buttermilk(1/2 cup)
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