BANANA STEM KOFTA KADHI, BANANA STEM PAKODA KADHI

Banana stem is quite healthy.  Those who are having kidney stone problems, fresh glass of juice in the empty stomach consumed helps in reducing the problems.  Though the taste is very bland, it has got medicinal values hence once in 15 days atleast, we must have this.  You can make subji, thoran (stir fry), sambar,  raita, pachadi out of this.

I have made sambar and kadhi out of this.

here I am presenting the recipe of Kadhi

Ingredients:

FOR THE PAKODA (KOFTA)

1/4 cup moong dal (you can use tur dal or chana dal also)
1/4 cup banana stem finely chopped
1 green chilli
1 red chilli
a pinch of asafoetida
1 tsp rice powder
1/4 tsp ginger paste
1/4 tsp garlic paste
1/4 tsp green chilli paste

GRAVY:

1 cup beaten curd
2-3 garlic cloves crushed
1/4 tsp ginger paste
a pinch of  turmeric powder
1 tsp besan (chickpea flour)
salt as per taste

tempering:

1 tsp oil
1 red chilli
1 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
few curry leaves
a pinch of asafoetida
salt


chopped coriander leaves for garnishing


METHOD:

Soak the dal for one hour.  drain and grind  the dal with green/red chilli to a smooth paste. ensure that no water in it while grinding. mix the ground paste, banana stem ginger garlic chilli paste, rice powder, salt, asafotida.  make small balls out of it and steam cook the same for 20 minutes or deep fry them.

Mix the beaten curd, besan, salt, turmeric powder, ginger paste, crushed garlic.  In a kadai, heat oil, add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds.,  when it crackles, add the red chilli, curry leaves asafoetida.  Add 1/4 cup water.  Add the curd mix in it and simmer.  add salt.  Put the koftas/pakodas in the kadhi and bring to a boil.  garnish with coriander leaves, serve hot with plain rice, pulao etc.

link for sambar:  banana-stem-kofta-pakora-sambar.html  watch on you tube


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