Vazhaithandu Mor Kootu Recipe (Tamil Nadu Style Banana Stem Recipe)

Name: Vazhaithandu Mor Kootu Recipe (Tamil Nadu Style Banana Stem Recipe)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 piece Banana Stem (1 Banana Stem cut into small pieces); 1 cup Buttermilk (1 cup Buttermilk); ½ cup Yogurt (1/2 cup Curd (Dahi / Yogurt)); ¼ cup Coconut (1/4 cup Fresh coconut grated); 1 tsp Cumin Seeds (1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)); 1 piece Green Chili (1 Green Chilli); 1 tsp Rice Flour (1 teaspoon Rice flour); 1 tsp Coconut Oil (1 teaspoon Coconut Oil); ½ tsp Mustard Seeds (1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)); ¼ tsp White Urad Dal (1/4 teaspoon White Urad Dal (Split)); 1 piece Red Chili (1 Dry Red Chilli); 1 sprig Curry leaves (1 sprig Curry leaves); 0 pieces Table Salt (Salt to taste)

Vazhaithandu Mor Kootu Recipe (Tamil Nadu Style Banana Stem Recipe) - Kootu Recipes (Indian)

30 minIndian

Servings3

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Steps

1To begin making Vazhaithandu Mor Kootu Recipe, we start by cleaning the banana stem and get rid of its excess fibre.
2Cut the outer thick layer of the banana stem, and cut them into thin rounds.
3Now, chop the rounds into small cubes and place it a bowl filled with buttermilk. This will help avoid the oxidation.
4With the hand separate out the excess fibre from the cut pieces.
5Take a sauce pan, drain the cut banana pieces from the buttermilk, place it in the pan along with a cup of water and cook until its done.
6In the mean, make a smooth paste of grated coconut, cumin seeds, green chilli and rice powder using a mixer grinder and keep aside.
7Once the banana stem is well cooked, add the coconut paste, season with salt and let it simmer for 5 minutes and switch off the flame.
8When the banana stem curry has cooled, add in the whisked curd into it and mix well.
9Now, in a small tadka pan heat the coconut oil. Add in the mustard and urad dal and let it crackle.
10Add the dry red chilli and curry leaves and let it splutter. Pour this tadka over the prepared banana stem kootu. Serve hot.
11Serve the Vazhaithandu Mor Kootu Recipe along with Steamed Rice, Kerala Style Pulissery Recipe and Papad for the weekend lunch.