Banana Blossom/Vazhaipoo Usili

Its has been a long i prepared usili with banana blossom, this is one of a healthy dish to enjoy with sambar rice and rasam rice, i can enjoy this usili with anything, even as bread toast, i know usili in bread toast may sounds weird na, but this banana blossom is definitely a healthy veggie.. Banana blossom consume more time to get cleaned, eventhough this dish is worth to try..Healthy dish which is quite healthy, nutritious and delicious side dish..

Ingredients:

• 2cups Banana blossom (chopped & soaked in butter milk)
• 1no Onion (chopped)
• 1/2tsp Mustard seeds+Urad dal
• 2nos Green chillies(slit opened)
• Few Curry leaves
• 2tbsp Grated coconut
• Salt
• Oil
• 1tbsp Coriander leaves (chopped)

For Usili:

• 1cup Channa dal + toor dal
• 2nos Red chillies
• 1no Green chillies
• 1pinch Asafoetida powder
• 1tsp Ginger (chopped)

Method:
Soak the dals for 2 hours, drain the dals well and take the dals with green chillies and red chillies with salt, asafoetida powder in a mixer, grind them coarsely, add the ginger to the paste...dont grind them as smooth paste..In a steamer without whistle, steam the grounded mixture from about 10 minutes, once cooled , crumble it well with your hands..

Heat enough oil in a pan, add the mustard seeds, urad dal..let them crack, add the chopped onion and slit opened green chillies and curry leaves, saute until the onion turns transculant, add the chopped banana blossom and saute for few minutes in simmer with enough salt until the banana blossom get half cooked sprinkle some water and cook until the veggies get well, add the scrambled dal to the cooked banana blossom and cook everything in medium high flame for 5 minutes, finally add the grated coconut and toss gently..garnish the coriander leaves..

Serve hotas side dish for any rice dishes!!