BANANA BLOSSOM (KADALI BHANDA) RECIPE

How To Clean the Flower?

Apply oil in your hands. Remove the outer red petals from top-down. Collect all the blossom (Flowers) from the red petals. Gently open the flowers and remove the hard plastic like small petal from each flower. These are very hard, that's why not used. Cut up the flower into small pieces. Boil the flowers in salt and turmeric water for 5 mins. Drain and soak in running water,squeeze it and keep aside.

Ingredients for recipe :-                                                       

Banana flowers

1 big Potato (cut in lengthwise)

1 big chopped onion

3-4 chopped green chillies

1 tsp garlic chopped

1 tsp mustard seeds

1 tsp cumin seeds

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

Salt as per taste

2-3 tsp Oil for frying

Method :-

Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard and cumin seeds. When it splutter, add onion, garlic chopped and grren chilli.Stir it for 2-3 mins. Add potato, turmeric powder, salt and cook for 2 mins. Now add boiled banana flowers and again fry. Cook for few minutes and switch off the flame. Serve with rice or roti etc.

NOTE:- Variety of dishes can be made from this banana flowers (flowers curry with mustard paste, Banana flower stir fry with moong dal, banana flower cutlet etc).