Plantain Flower Pittlai

Ingredients:

• 1 small vazhai poo
• 1/2 cup thur dal - cooked
• 2 tab sp ground nut - cooked with dal
• 1 sp puli paste
• Salt
• Turmeric powder
• Fresh coriander leaves
• For Masala:
• 1 sp oil
• 6 - 7 red chilly
• 2 tabsp Channa dal
• 3 tabsp coriander seeds
• 1 tsp sesame seeds
• 2 tbsp khus khus
• 1/2 sp Asafetida
• For seasoning:
• mustard seeds
• udad dal

Method:

• In a pan fry all the ingredients given for Masala.
• Grind them and keep aside.
• Wash, clean and chop vazha poo and put it in liquid buttermilk to avoid black colour.
• In the pan pour oil and make seasoning.
• Add chopped vazha poo and mix well.
• Add turmeric powder and cook well.
• Add puli paste.
• Add cooked dal and ground nut.
• Add ground powder and salt.
• Allow it to boil for a while.
• Stir now and then.
• Your yummy dish plantain flower pittlai is ready.
• Remove from the fire and serve with hot rice and ghee.

Notes:

• instead of frying and grinding, you can use APP for this also.
• You can also add a spoon of sugar in this.