Banana flower balls Kuzhambu / Gravy

Name: Banana flower balls Kuzhambu / Gravy
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 Plantain flower; 25 gm Tamarind; 1/4 cup Chana dal; 1 Onion finely chopped; 1 Tomato chopped; 2 tbs Coconut Paste (grind with 5 baby onion and little cumin); 1 tsp Mustard; 1 tsp urad dal; 1/2 tsp Fenugreek; 2 Red chilli; 1 tsp Red chilli powder; 1 tsp Coriander powder; 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder; 1 tsp Salt; 1/2 tsp Fennel seeds; 6 Curry leaves; 4 tbs Oil

Renuka Prabakaran @R581960

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This kuzhambu / gravy is a native dish of tamilnadu. This one is fried plantain flower balls cooked with tamarind gravy and tadka. Tasty with hot rice.

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This kuzhambu / gravy is a native dish of tamilnadu. This one is fried plantain flower balls cooked with tamarind gravy and tadka. Tasty with hot rice.

Renuka Prabakaran @R581960

#ga24

This kuzhambu / gravy is a native dish of tamilnadu. This one is fried plantain flower balls cooked with tamarind gravy and tadka. Tasty with hot rice.

#ga24

This kuzhambu / gravy is a native dish of tamilnadu. This one is fried plantain flower balls cooked with tamarind gravy and tadka. Tasty with hot rice.

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Ingredients

45 minutes

6 servings

1Plantain flower
25 gmTamarind
1/4 cupChana dal
1Onion finely chopped
1Tomato chopped
2 tbsCoconut Paste (grind with 5 baby onion and little cumin)
1 tspMustard
1 tspurad dal
1/2 tspFenugreek
2Red chilli
1 tspRed chilli powder
1 tspCoriander powder
1/2 tspTurmeric powder
1 tspSalt
1/2 tspFennel seeds
6Curry leaves
4 tbsOil

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Steps

45 minutes

1

Soak chana dal for 3 hours
2

Drain the water and grind the chana dal with red chilli, fennel seeds and salt
3

Grind into coarse paste
4

Add cooked banana flower, finely chopped curry leaves, finely chopped onion, salt to the chana dal paste and mix well
5

Make big size balls with the plantain flower mixture
6

Place the balls in idli plate snd steam cook for seven to ten minutes and keep it aside
7

Grind 1/4 cup grated coconut with baby onion, cumin and fennel seeds into fine paste
8

Heat oil in a pan and add mustard, urad dal, fenugreek seeds. Saute for few seconds and add onion, tomato and curry leaves. Saute well
9

Add tamarind juice, red chilli powder, coriander powder, salt and turmeric powder. Add 3 cup water to it and boil fully
10

Add the steamed banana flower balls and reduce the flame into medium. Cover and cook for seven to ten minutes
11

In between open and add the coconut paste
12

Cooked until the oil is oozing out from the gravy.
13

Ready to serve with hot rice, roti and chapati