Plantain flower curry (Vazhaipoo koottu)

This banana blossom is ignored by many of us due to difficulty in cutting and separating florets..everyone used to say who is having patience to cut these..of course me too did the same..But other than these reasons its indeed a nutritional,awesome medicinal valued vegetable Especially for women...

Ingredients:

• plantain flower - 2cup
• Moong dal - 1/2cup
• Garlic – 3pods
• onion - 1
• Tomato - 1
• green chilly - 2
• salt - required
• Mustard seeds
• gram dal - 2tbsp
• Asafoetida
• Curry leaves

Preparation:

1. Remove the big skin and take out the florets found underneath. In the florets, you will find a string in the middle and a rubbery skin outside. Remove both from each floret. Then chop all the floretss into tiny bits and put in water mixed with little butter milk. This will avoid discolouration of the florets.
2.  Heat oil in a pan, Splutter mustard seeds & urad dal. Stir till golden color and add onion, Tomato, chilli, Hing ad garlic pods.. Stir well. Add banana blossom, turmeric powder, salt. Mix well and close the lid for 5 minutes.
3. Now add the cooked mung dal. Keep it in a flame for another 5minutes. If its cooked well.turn ff the flame.
4. Serve hot with white rice.