Banana stem, Mung Dal Kootu Curry

Ingredients

1 ½ cups banana stem cut to small pieces  CLICK HERE for the video how to remove fibre from the stem

¾ cup skinned, split green gram (mung dal), soak for ten minutes

2 cups water

1/3 tsp turmeric powder

Salt to taste

To grind

¾ cup grated coconut

3 flakes of garlic

1/3 tsp cumin seeds

1 green chilli

To season

1 tbsp oil

¼ tsp mustard seeds

1 red chilli broken to pieces

A few curry leaves

Instruction

-          Keep the cut banana stem with half cup water, salt and turmeric powder on medium fire to cook. Check in between if more water needs to be added. In about ten minutes, it will be cooked.

-          Meanwhile, keep the soaked mung dal with salt and 1 ½ cups of water on medium flame. When it boils, reduce the flame and let it cook for ten minutes.

-          Grind the grated coconut with all spices, add this to the cooked banana stem kept on low fire. Also mix in the cooked dal.

-          Let it simmer for five minutes and season it.

-          Serve with steamed rice or chapatis. 

Banana stem, mung dal kootu curry served with jowar rotis, cucumber slices, and mango pulp.