Steamed Banana Blossom Dumplings / Vazhaipoo Paruppu Urundai

Ingredients:

• 2cups Banana blossom (chopped finely and soaked in buttermilk)
• 1cup Channa dal (soaked)
• 1no Onion (chopped)
• 2nos Green chillies (chopped)
• 1tsp Fennel seeds
• 1tsp Ginger (chopped)
• 2nos Garlic (crushed)
• Salt

Method:
Soak the channa dal in water for atleast 2hours, meanwhile steam cook the chopped banana blossom with salt (without adding water) or u can sauté them in a pan with few drops of oil...wash thoroughly the channa dal and grind the soaked channa dal with fennel seeds,salt into coarse paste, add the chopped onion pieces,chopped green chilly pieces,crushed garlic, ginger pieces, curry leaves, steam cooked banana blossom pieces and mix everything well with ur fingers, take a small portion and roll them as small lemon sized balls, continue making the dumplings until the grounded batter get finished, meanwhile heat a cup of water in pressure cooker n place the lemon sized channadal balls over a plate and steam cook as we do for idlies upto 10 minutes..

Keep aside n let them cool..Serve with spicy chutneys or ketchup..