Banana blossom koftas/ Vazhaipoo Cutlet Recipe

Name: Banana blossom koftas/ Vazhaipoo Cutlet Recipe
Total time: 600 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 full banana flower(chopped,cleaned); 2 boiled potato; 1 cup coconut paste; 1/2 cup grated coconut; 1/2 cup chopped coconut; 2 cloves; 1/2 stick cinnamon; 2 cardamom pods; 1 bay leaf; 2 green chillies/splitted; 1/4 tsp cumin seeds; 2 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp cumin powder; 1 tsp ginger paste; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp sugar; 1 tbsp mustard oil; 1 tsp clarified butter/ ghee; 1 tsp besan/ gram flour; 1 tbsp white sesame seeds; 1 tbsp shredded coconut

Deepanjali Das @cook_12477078

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Vazhaipoo Cutlet is a delicious, healthy sallow fried snack prepared using banana flower.

Deepanjali Das @cook_12477078

#CA2025
#cookpadindia
#Vazhaipoo/ banana blossom
Vazhaipoo Cutlet is a delicious, healthy sallow fried snack prepared using banana flower.

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Ingredients

10 minutes

4 servings

1full banana flower(chopped,cleaned)
2boiled potato
1 cupcoconut paste
1/2 cupgrated coconut
1/2 cupchopped coconut
2cloves
1/2 stickcinnamon
2cardamom pods
1bay leaf
2green chillies/splitted
1/4 tspcumin seeds
2 tspturmeric powder
1 tspcumin powder
1 tspginger paste
1/2 tspsalt
1/2 tspsugar
1 tbspmustard oil
1 tspclarified butter/ ghee
1 tspbesan/ gram flour
1 tbspwhite sesame seeds
1 tbspshredded coconut

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Steps

10 minutes

1

Cleaned, chopped the banana flower.Then soak in turmeric powder for 10 minutes.
2

Strain the chopped banana flower from turmeric water & steam it in a pressure cooker for 2,3 whistles.Cool & strain it on a strainer.
3

Fry the chopped coconuts in a kadai to golden brown & keep aside.
4

Then in the same oil add cumin seeds, bay leaf, cloves, cinnamon sticks,Cardamom pods, splitted green chillies & saute for 1,2 minutes till the aroma comes out.
5

Now add the coconut paste & saute for 1,2 minutes.Then add ginger paste,cumin powder, salt, sugar,turmeric powder & cook till the raw smell is gone & oil separates.
6

Now add the steamed banana flowers & saute for a few minutes.Add the boiled potatoes & mix well.Add some like warm water & stir well.
7

Cover with a lid & cook it for another few minutes.
8

Switch off the flame, dizzle some ghee on the top.
9

Mix 1 tsp besan with the cooked banana flower & make small flatten balls & give the shape of cutlets / koftas.
10

Then rolled them on sesame seeds & shredded coconut.
11

On a nonstick tawa take oil & shallow fry the cutlets / koftas.Now the delicious, healthy banana blossoms koftas/ cutlets are ready to serve.
12

Serve them on a serving plate & enjoy.