BANANA STEM RAITA | BAALE DINDU MOSARU GOJJU | VAZHAITHANDU THAYIR PACHADI
Ingredients
- 1 cup Banana Stem / baale dindu, cut into small dices
- 1.5-2 cup curd, whisked
- few Coriander leaves, chopped
- Salt to taste
For tempering
- 1-2 tsp Oil / Coconut oil
- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1 tsp Split urad dal
- 1 no Red Chilli, broken
- 2-3 nos Green Chillies, chopped
- few nos Curry Leaves
Instructions
- Peel the outer layers of the stem till the time you are not able to peel any more. Discard the outer cover .
- Take the inner tender part of the stem separately .. retain the inner core .
- Next , start cutting the stems into horizontal discs . You will observe that thread like fibre starts sticking to the knife . Using your fingers discard the thread that comes in between the discs
- Now chop them finely and keep them soaked in diluted buttermilk water to avoid discolouration.
- Whisk salt and curd in a mixing bowl . To that add chopped banana stem . Drain it well before adding to curd else raita will be watery .
- Heat a kadai/pan with oil and temper with ingredients given under ' For tempering'. Once mustard splutters , saute green chilli and curry leaves for a min . Switch off
- Pour this tempering on raita . Add chopped coriander leaves . Mix everything well
- Healthy and tasty Banana stem Raita is ready .Enjoy it as a salad or with rice or phulka .
