Valaipoo Vadai / Banana Blossoms Vadai

Name: Valaipoo Vadai / Banana Blossoms Vadai
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup Chanadal; 1 cup Banana Blossoms chopped; 1 chopped onion; 1 tbsp Red chilli Powder; 1 tsp Turmeric Powder; 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds; 1 tbsp Rice flour; 4 Garlic pods crushed; 1 Spring Curry leaves; to taste Salt; As needed Oil for deep frying

HomemadeByAmirtha @Amirtha

Chennai

It's an authentic Tamilnadu Delicacy. Perfect for an evening tea time snack.
Banana blossoms has so many health benefits. They are rich in vitamins and minerals. Regulates blood pressure, improves digestion, slows aging process, traditional medicine to treat infection, helps to prevent uterus problems, Menstrual problems and many more.
Learned this recipe from my mom. Not only vadas, my mom cook soups, curry and porial with valaipoo. So don't skip to buy this if you find this in grocery store.

HomemadeByAmirtha @Amirtha

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Ingredients

1 cupChanadal
1 cupBanana Blossoms chopped
1chopped onion
1 tbspRed chilli Powder
1 tspTurmeric Powder
1/2 tspCumin Seeds
1 tbspRice flour
4Garlic pods crushed
1Spring Curry leaves
to tasteSalt
As neededOil for deep frying

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Steps

1

Wash and soak the Chanadal in water for 1 hour. Drain the water completely Jioand grind coarsely.
2

Wash the Banana blossoms and chop them
3

In a mixing bowl, add the coarsely grounded Chanadal, chopped banana blossoms, cumin seeds, chopped onions, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, rice flour, crushed garlic, Salt, curry leaves and mix all together well.
4

Heat oil in a ladies. Then take a small amount of the mixture, shape the mixture in a form of vadas and deep fry till golden brown in batches.
5

Hot and crisp vadas are ready to serve.. Serve with Hot cup of tea.