VAAZHI POO(BANANA FLOWER) KARA KUZHAMBU
Hi all .. today i am going to share an interesting recipe.. its from proper Madurai.. Me and my husband went to Madurai last month to attend a wedding reception.. The food served there was really awesome.All the items were authentic Madurai dishes.. Even though everything was delicious and we had a sumptuous meal, the one dish which stick to my taste buds was the Vaazhi poo kara kuzhambu. We used to make poriyal, chutney , kootu ,vadai with Vaazhi poo but this was the first time that i tasted something like this with vaazhi poo.. I asked the cook for the recipe and he was elated to share it with me.. Hope you all knew that Vaazhi poo has countless health benefits.. some of them are..
* they help in warding off the infection.
*rich in fiber
*Prevents anemia and diabetes
*Controls menstrual bleeding
*controls aging and lot more..
Banana flowers treat infections, thanks to their ethanol based extracts.
Banana flower inhibits the growth of pathogenic bacterias. Some of them
are bacillus subtalis, bacillus cereus, and escherichia coli. Banana
flower also helps heal the wounds. According to a study, banana flower
extracts can also inhibit the growth of the malarial parasite plasmodium
falciparum in vitro. These claims are yet to be proven.
The presence of free radicals in the body can cause serious problems.
Fortunately, the extracts of methanol present in banana flower possess
antioxidant properties. These flowers perfectly handle free radicals
that cause damages to the body. It treats many health issues, such as
premature aging and cancer. To make the full use of the antioxidant
property of these flowers, include in health supplements.
Menstruation brings pain inmany women. Some suffer from severe PMS
symptoms, while others bleed excessively. A cup of cooked banana flowers
can help deal with these problems. Cooked banana flowers along with
curd or yogurt increases the progesterone hormone in the body and reduces bleeding.
Calculated intake of banana flowers reduces blood sugar levels.
It also increases the total hemoglobin levels in the body. However, as
with antimicrobial activity, the hypoglycemic effects of banana flowers
haven’t proven clinically.
Banana flowers contain various vitamins like Vitamin A, C, and E. They also contain potassium and fibers. This makes them an excellent health food and a source of healthy nutrients.
These are some of the benefits of banana flowers. When combined with bananas, you can reap all the wonderful health benefits they have to offer.
So including banana flowers regularly will do wonders to our health and there are many dishes you can prepare it with a banana flower .. today we will see about the kara kuzhambu, i will share other recipes of vaazhi poo also in coming days..
CLEANING VAAZHI POO
This is a tedious process i must say.. time consuming also.. so if u want to prepare it in the morning better make the flower ready by the previous night .. take the flowers out from the outer cover , and two things have to be removed , i have shown it in the picture.. the reson for removing it is that it wont get digested and will cause stomach ache.. Remove as far as u can and the inner core of the flower can be used as such, Better ask your elders for this cleaning procedure..
INGREDIENTS
Cleaned vaazhi poo - 200g
small onion - 100g (take small size and dont cut,use it whole)
Garlic - 20 pods(no need to chop use as whole)
Green chillies - 2
red chillies - 2
Tomato - 1 no large (chopped)
Curry leaves - few
Tamarind - lemon size (soaked and extracted)
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Kuzhambu milagai powder - 3 tsp ( its available in various brands, its nothing but the mixture of chilly powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder )
Salt - as required
Coconut (optional ) - 1/4 cup ground paste
Oil - 5 tbsp
Fenugreek seeds (vendhayam ) - 1 tsp
METHOD
Place a kadai on the stove , add 1 tbsp of oil, heat it, add cleaned Vaazhi poo and saute it for 2 to 3 mins in medium flame..stir it continuosly as it will stick to the bottom if left unstirred ..
Once it get shrinked to half as the original then turn off the stove and let it cool..Place a kadai or pan on the stove. I have used clay pot, it gives great flavour .. Add the remaining oil and tamper it with fenugreek seeds , let it splutter with wonderful aroma, flame should be medium as fenugreek can burnt easily.. once it splutters add small onions,garlic, chillies, curry leaves and saute it for 2 mins
Add in the chopped tomato and saute it until the tomato is fully cooked and turns mushy.. Add turmeric powder, kuzhambu milagai powder, salt and saute for 30 secs in low flame.. add in the tamarind extract and bring it to boil..let it boil for 5 to 7 mins. the raw smell of tamarind and masalas will be gone and you can get the delicious aroma..
At this stage add in the sauted banana flower into the claypot and adjust salt and spice..
The next step is optional.. if u want to leave your kuzhambu with out coconut paste u can hve aas it is at this stage.. but if u like coconut taste u can add 1/4 cup of coconut paste and let it boil for 2 mins and then switch of the stove ..
Thats it your vaazhi poo kara kuzhambu is ready.. serve it hot with white rice.. u can have potato fry or simply fry some appalam or vadaham to go with this .. do try this one and give your feed back through comments.. Until next post Veni here saying tata bye bye , take care .. Happy cooking !!!
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