VAZHAIPOO VADAI

Vazhaipoo vadai is one of the healthy recipes of South India.It is very crispy. Many recipes like kootu, usili, sambar etc. can be done using Vazhaipoo/ Banana flower. Children often resist eating vazhapoo, which is very good for stomach health. It is quite time consuming process to clean the florets. But keeping in mind the health benefits, it can be included in kitchen once in a week. Tender and reddish flower tastes awesome with less bitterness. When soaked in buttermilk the bitterness reduces and poriyal or kootu can be prepared. But for preparing Vadai, it need not be soaked in buttermilk.

INGREDIENTS:

Bengal gram/ Kadalai paruppu - 1/2 cup

Chopped Vazhaipoo - 1 cup

Red/ Green chilly - 3

Fennel/ Sombu - 1/2 tsp

Gram flour - 1 tsp (optional)

Coriander leaves - a handful

Curry leaves - little

Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp

Oil - for deep frying

Salt

METHOD: 

1. Wash and  soak Bengal gram for 2 hours.

2. Drain the water completely.

3. In a mixer, add bengal gram, chilly, fennel and grind to a coarse paste without adding water.

4. Remove the mixture in a wide bowl.

5. Chop vazhaipoo finely and add to the mixture.

6. Add required salt,gram flour, asafoetida, curry leaves, chopped coriander leaves and mix well using hand so that all ingredients are blended properly.

7. Make vadas of desired shape and arrange on a plate.

8. Heat oil, drop a little batter, if it raises immediately to the top the oil is ready for frying.

9. Drop vadas one by one and deep fry until golden brown.

10. Tasty and crispy VAZHAIPOO VADAI is ready.  

 

Note:

• Adding gram flour gives crispness to the vada.