VAZHAIPOO KULAMBU / BANANA FLOWER CURRY

INGREDIENTS :

Vazhaipoo -- 2 cups
Tamarind -- a medium lemon size
Methi Seeds-1 tsp
Red Chillies - 3
Rice flour - 1 tsp
Spicy sesame powder -- 2 tsps
Sambar powder --1 tsp
Turmeric powder --1 tsp
Onion--1 cup
Tomato -1
Salt to taste
Mustard,Jeera -- 1 tsp each
Curry leaves
Jaggery - a small piece

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Clean the vazhaipoo and keep it in a bowl of water with a tsp of curd added .
2) Soak tamarind in the stock .
3) Meanwhile , heat oil in a kadai . Add mustard , methi seeds ,red chillies and Jeera .Once it splutters , add chopped onion and saute till tender .
4) Then add tomato,curry leaves and wait till it becomes skinny .
5) Then add vazhaipoo and saute well. Cover with a lid. Cook in a slow flame .
6) When it gets well cooked , add tamarind extract , little water and all the powders .
7) Add 2 tbsps of oil , dissolved rice flour, jaggery and cover with a lid .Remove from the flame ,once the oil separates .

Serve hot with Rice . Sending this to SE's Cooking with seeds - Methi Seeds , initially started by Priya.