Name: Vazhaipoo kulambu / banana flower curry
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: Vazhaipoo - 2 cups; Tamarind - a medium lemon size; Methi Seeds- 1 tsp; Red Chillies - 3; Rice flour - 1 tsp; Spicy sesame powder - 2 tsps; Sambar powder - 1 tsp; Turmeric powder - 1 tsp; Onion - 1 cup; Tomato - 1; Salt to taste; Mustard,Jeera - 1 tsp each; Curry leaves; Jaggery - a small piece

Ingredients

Vazhaipoo - 2 cups
Tamarind - a medium lemon size
Methi Seeds- 1 tsp
Red Chillies - 3
Rice flour - 1 tsp
Spicy sesame powder - 2 tsps
Sambar powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Onion - 1 cup
Tomato - 1
Salt to taste
Mustard,Jeera - 1 tsp each
Curry leaves
Jaggery - a small piece

Preparation

Preparation15 min

Cook time20 min

Clean the vazhaipoo and keep it in a bowl of water with a tsp of curd added . Soak tamarind in the stock .
Meanwhile , heat oil in a kadai . Add mustard , methi seeds ,red chillies and Jeera .Once it splutters , add chopped onion and saute till tender .
Then add tomato,curry leaves and wait till it becomes skinny . Then add vazhaipoo and saute well. Cover with a lid. Cook in a slow flame .
When it gets well cooked , add tamarind extract , little water and all the powders . Add 2 tbsps of oil , dissolved rice flour, jaggery and cover with a lid .Remove from the flame ,once the oil separates .