Banana flower cutlet (vaazzha poo/vazha koompu cutlet)

Ingredients

• Banana flower 1 small
• Potato 2 medium sized
• Green chilly 3, chopped finely
• Onion 1/4 cup,chopped finely
• Ginger garlic paste 1 1/2 tablepsoon
• Garam masala powder 1/4 teaspoon
• Coriander powder 1/4 teaspoon
• Red chilly powder 1/4 teaspoon
• Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Salt as needed
• Bread crumbs 2 cups ( toast 4 slices of bread and powder it)
• Egg 1
• Oil as needed

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Preparation

• Boil the potatoes with little salt in it. Then discard the skin of potato and mash it. Keep it aside.
• In a bowl, slightly beat an egg and keep it aside. Discard the outer six layers of banana flower and chop finely the edible,soft inner part.
• Wash the chopped banana flower thoroughly and add 2 talepsoons of oil and a pinch of turmeric powder to it. Mix it good.
• Adding oil will remove all the stickiness and turmeric powder will prevent the discoloration. Now in a medium heat pan, add a tablepsoon of oil and saute onions and green chilly.
  
• Next add the ginger garlic paste and saute till the raw smell goes. Then add the banana flower. Add needed salt and cook it in low flame.
• Next add turmeric powder, red chilly powder,coriander powder and garam masala powder. Saute till the raw smell of masala goes.
• Next add the mashed potatoes. Check the seasoning and mix it good. Transfer this to a plate and add 3 tablepsoons of bread crumbs to it and mix it good.
• Adding bread crumbs to the potato mixture will help removing any moisture present in it.
  
• Make small patties with desired shape(round,oval or heart shape) using the potato mixture.
• Dip the patties in egg and then in bread crumbs. Then either deep fry it or shallow fry it in a pan with needed oil.
• Once it is slightly golden brown through out,transfer it to a plate.'
• Serve with tomato ketchup.