Vaalaipoo poriyal/???????? ???????

Ingredients

Vaalaipoo(????????)/Banana flower   1full Onion  1no. (finely chopped)Green chillies    4-5 no.s (chopped)Toor dal   3-4 tbsp ( 3/4th cooked)Curry leaves   1twigmustard seeds    1/2 tspchana dal  1tbspturmeric powder  1/4 tspsalt as needed.Oil  1tbsp

Method

Remove the  pink dotted 2 parts in the picture,from all the flowers and chop nicely then soak it in buttermilk until start cooking.Heat oil in an available vessel, and add mustard seeds allow to pop and add channa dal fry till golden brown.Then add chopped onions,green chillies and curry leaves..sprinkle some salt.Fry the onions lightly and add chopped banana flowers(????????)Add turmeric powder and enough salt ,mix well.Pour 1/4 cup water ,close the lid and cook till the flowers become soft and cooked.At last add the cooked toor dal and give it a stir.Now the vaalaipoo poriyal is ready.Try this poriyal,really healthy and tasty..goes well with sambar rice,rasam sadham, curd rice and any variety rice.

Note: Soaking the chopped flowers in buttermilk will helps to reduce bitterness of the flower and retain the original color.If u want u can also add 2tbsp of shredded coconut at the end to enhance the taste. Cook toor dal with 1cup water with little turmeric,no need to cook softly 3/4th cooking is enough .you can also replace toor dal with moongdal or channa dal.