Banana Flower Thoran

 

Ingredients

-          One Banana flower

-          Salt to taste

-          ½ cup dried lobia soaked overnight and pressure cooked with ¾ cup water for 4 minutes

To grind

-          1 cup grated coconut

-          1/3 tsp turmeric powder

-          1/2 tsp cumin seeds

-          A few flakes of garlic

-          ¼ tsp red chilli powder

To temper

-          1 tbsp oil

-          ¼ tsp mustard seeds

-          2 red chillies broken

-          1 tbsp finely cut onion

-          A few curry leaves

Instruction

-          Peel off the outer layers of the banana flower till you see light colored skin. Now cut into very small pieces

-          Heat oil, add mustard seeds. When they splutter, add broken red chillies, cut onion,  and curry leaves

-          When the onions brown, add the cut banana flower, stir well, sprinkle some water, close and let cook for about five minutes. Open and check in between whether it needs more water.

-          Add the cooked lobia, and the ground coconut with masala powders.

-          Mix well and remove from fire.

-          Serve with boiled rice and dal.