Banana Flower Vada(Vazhai Poo Vadai)

Vadas are one of the most popular fast food snacks and they come in exciting varieties.It can be eaten with pongal, served with sambhar or curd, or with payasam. Banana flower vada is a Authentic Tamilnadu delicacy. Here we go with the recipe...

INGREDIENTS:

Banana Flower( vazhai poo) - 1 full poo

Chenna dal (Kadalai paruppu )- 1 cup

Finely chopped onion - 2

Green Chilies - 4

Cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp

Fennel seeds – 1tsp
Ginger crushed – 2tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Curry leaves - 8 or 10 finely chopped

Coriander leaves(finely chopped) – 3stks

METHOD:

Peel the outer skin from the banana flower. You have to remove the small white stems inside each flower including the skin. Then Cut them into small pieces and immediately place them in the turmeric water otherwise they will become dark. Boil the flowers in water for 10 minutes drain them and keep aside.

Soak the chenna dal in water for about 1-2 hrs. Separate 2tsp of Chenna dal .Now wash and drain the water completely with a paper towel, grind coarsely and mix chopped onion, green chilies, ginger, cumin,fennel seeds,curry leaves, coriander leaves, chenna dal and chopped flowers (drain all water before adding to Dal) with salt.

Mix everything to form thick dough. Make tiny balls of the mix and flatten to make vada shape with your hands. Deep fry them in oil till golden brown .Serve hot with ketch up.