Banana Stem Dal (Vazhai Thandu Thuvaram Paruppu Kootu)
1 hour 15 minutes
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About Banana Stem Dal (Vazhai Thandu Thuvaram Paruppu Kootu)
Banana stem is well known for its many nutritional health benefits. This vegetable is used in different forms during summer including banana stem spiced buttermilk. I have made a complete meal companion using this vegetable. Enjoy this dal mixed with rice and ghee. It is also a best accompaniment for kara kuzhambu rice, rasam rice and chapathi.
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Recipe Time & More
Prep45 minutes
Cook30 minutes
Total1 hour 15 minutes
Ingredients
- ½ cup Pigeon Pea
- ¼ tsp tsp Turmeric +¼ more
- 2 cup Banana Stem cleaned and chopped
- ¾ cup Onion finely chopped
- ¼ tsp Chili Powder red
- Salt as required
- 1 Chili Pepper green
- 1½ tsp Garlic Paste roughly ground
- 1½ tsp Ginger Paste roughly ground
- Water as required
- 4 tbsp Coconut finely grated(using poo thiruval)
- Oil or ghee as required
- ¾ tsp Mustard Seeds
- 1 tsp Gram black
- 5 Peppercorn
- 1 tsp Cumin
- 1 pinch Asafoetida
- 1 Chili Pepper red
- 10 Curry Leaves
Instructions
- Pressure cook toor dal with ¼ tsp turmeric powder using required amount of water. It should not be very mushy. Cook in a way that the dal retains its shape completely.
- Release the pressure and transfer the cooked dal into a bowl.
- In the same cooker add chopped banana stem, ¼ tsp turmeric powder, salt, onion, green chilli, red chilli powder, garlic and ginger.
- Add little water and pressure cook the vegetable for 2 or 3 whistles, depending on the tenderness of the vegetable.
- Once the pressure is released, add the cooked dal into the cooked vegetable.
- Check for salt and add some more salt if needed.
- Boil the mixture until a thick dal consistency as given in the picture is obtained.
- Add grated coconut when the mixture is still hot.
- Heat oil / ghee in a small pan.
- Add mustard seeds and allow them to splutter.
- Add urad dal, pepper corns, cumin seeds one by one and allow them to fry in oil / ghee until golden brown.
- Add a generous pinch of asafoetida, red chilli and curry leaves.
- Turn off the stove and mix this tadka into the dal mixture.
- Garnish with coriander leaves and serve the yummy banana stem dal as a part of your meal.
Recipe Notes
After you chop the banana stem, soak them in buttermilk / salt+turmeric water / water drained from rice before cooking, so that it does not turn black.
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Recipe Nutrition
Calories: 139kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 4gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 59mgPotassium: 522mgFiber: 6gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 252IUVitamin C: 80mgCalcium: 77mgIron: 2mg
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Absolutely scrumptious! Thanks for the recipe.
This looks so inviting! I’m eager to try it.
This is amazing! Excited to make it.
Absolutely delicious! Can’t wait to try it.