Monday, March 16, 2009

Plantain flower Vada/Vazhalaipoo Vada

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Ingredients:

vazhaipoo/plantain flower - 1cup
Thoor dal – 2tsp
moong dal - 2tsp
Gram dal – 1cup
Urad dal – 1/4cup
kadalai – 1/4cup
red chilly – reqd
Ginger – 1pc
garlic - 3pods
Onion
Coriander leaves
Salt

Method :

~soak all dal for 1hr.
~then grind Ginger + red chilly + garlic first.
~then add vazhaipoo, dals, salt and grind. (Coarse paste)
~add very little water while grinding.
~then add Onion , Coriander leaves.
~then dumplings of the mixture and deep fry it in hot oul
~vazhaipoo-kadalai vada ready.

Serve hot with chilli sos or pudina chutney
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15 comments:

  1. woooow.. they look mouthwatering... shall i have some?

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  2. love plantain flower vadas, yours look absolutely delicious !

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  3. >> Mahima you are most welcome

    >> thanks preety and sathya

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  4. Never had these vadas...looks yummy...

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  5. I never knew one could make fritters with banana flowers. They look crisp and inviting.
    Thanks for dropping by.

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  6. Omg..Was thinking of making vazhaipoo vadai...The vadai looks great..

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  7. Looks excellent Gayatri. I have never tasted Plantain flower dish before. Good one to try if I get it! :)

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  8. tempting vada...lill sauce or chutney and here you go...:)

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  9. >> thanks aparna,madhu,asha and sonal

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  10. wow, these vadas look awesome!Thanks for visting my blog gayatri.

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  11. they looks crisp and yum. u know i've never heard of this till i watched kandukonden kandukonden :)
    haven't tasted it though as we don't get vazhaipoo here..but i'm drooling here :)

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  12. Hey G3, this looks so soo good..even i have vazhapoo recipe in my draft, but it is no where close to urs. Great Recipe!

    btw, Picture looks great too:)

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  13. I luv plantain flower. I have always been intimidated by this. Your vadas looks so good, I might try it now:). Great dish Gayatri

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