Vazhiapoo Usili - Banana Flower usili

Ingredients

Banana flower/ vazhiapoo - 1

 channa dal - 1/4 cup

 Toor dal - 1/4 cup

 Green chillies - 2, Red chillies 2.

 salt as needed.

 hing - generous pinch.

Tempering

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

urad dal 1 tsp

 curry leaves 1 sprig

 oil - as needed.

Method 

• Soak channa dal & toor dal with needed water for 2 hours.
• Clean vazhiapoo poo , chop it & put in butter milk to avoid discoloration. 
• Heat kadai add little turmeric, put chopped florets, cook till it is soft.then drain it & keep aside.

• Drain & grind Dal's into a coarse paste with g.chillies, r.cillies, salt & hing. Steam cook like we make thattu idli or normal idli in idli plates for 15 min. 

• When it  coolsdown crumble using mixie in a whipper mode as shown in pic.

• Heat oil, add Mustard seeds, when it crackles add urad dal, curry leaves saute till dal turns golden brown, add crumbled dal saute for 3 - 4 min, then add cooked vazhiapoo , stir for 2 - 3 min, till it combines well.
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•  Serve hot with steamed rice, Rasam, or more kuzhambu or majiga pulusu.