How much cooking time?

45 min — 20 min prep, 25 min cooking.

Vazhaipoo Paruppu Usili (Tamil Banana Flower-Dal Crumble)

Name: Vazhaipoo Paruppu Usili (Tamil Banana Flower-Dal Crumble)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 9 servings
Cuisine: Tamil Nadu Indian
Ingredients: 1tsp Turmeric Powder; 3cup Water; 1piece Banana Flower; salt; 1cup Arhar Dal (Desi - Unpolished); 0.25cup Curd; 1tbsp Sesame Oil; 0.88g Asafoetida; 2piece Curry Leaves; 0.25piece Mustard Seeds (Black); 1tsp white urad dal; 2piece dry red chillies

A Tamil Iyer household side — toor dal soaked, ground coarse with green chillies, steamed, then crumbled and stir-fried with finely chopped banana flower and mustard-curry-leaf tempering. Dry, protein-rich, served with rice and rasam.

Time 45 min · Serves 9 · 114 kcal · Tamil Nadu

Ingredients

Main

Turmeric Powder — 1 tsp (ground)
Water — 3 cup (whole)
Banana Flower — 1 piece (chopped)
salt (optional) (whole)
Arhar Dal (Desi - Unpolished) — 1 cup (soaked)
Curd — 0.25 cup (whole)
Sesame Oil — 1 tbsp (whole)

Tempering

Asafoetida — 0.88 g (ground)
Curry Leaves — 2 piece (ground)
Mustard Seeds (Black) — 0.25 piece (whole)
white urad dal — 1 tsp (whole)
dry red chillies — 2 piece (whole)

Method

To begin making the Vazhaipoo Paruppu Usili Recipe, first soak the toor dal in water for about 3 to 4 hours.
Once the dal is soaked until soft; drain the excess water.
Into a food processor, add in the toor dal, add little water, salt to taste, torn dried red chillies, and turmeric powder.
You can add more chillies if you like it spicier.Blend the lentils into a smooth mixture.
If you want the Paruppu Usili to have a coarse texture when steamed, then grind the dal a little coarse.Grease steamer plates or idli plates with a little bit of oil and spoon the ground toor dal (paruppu usili) mixture into the steamer plates.
Once steamed, turn off the heat.
Transfer the steamed dal into a bowl and allow it to cool until we prepare Vazhaipoo for the usili.Clean the Vazhaipoo (banana flower) and keep them soaked in a bowl which has water and curd mixed in it.
Soak for ten minutes.
Drain and chop Vazhaipoo.
Watch our video to learn how to prune the banana flowerHeat 1 teaspoon of sesame oil in a frying pan, add in the chopped Vazhaipoo (banana flower) and turmeric powder, salt to taste, cover and steam cook them for 2 to 3 minutes.
Remove and keep them aside.In the same pan add some more oil, once oil is hot add mustard seeds, split urad dal and saute till the urad dal turns golden brown in colour.Once the urad dal has turned golden brown, add asafoetida, curry leaves and break the steamed toor dal cakes and add to the pan.
Stir fry for 5 to 8 minutes until it forms a crumble.
Finally add the cooked Vazhaipoo and stir to combine well .Check for salt and adjust according to taste.
Transfer the Vazhaipoo Paruppu Usili Recipe to a serving bowl and serve.Serve Vazhaipoo Paruppu Usili Recipe with Sundakkai / Manathakkali Kai Vathal Kuzhambu, Steamed Rice and Elai Vadam for a delicious lunch.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Vazhaipoo Paruppu Usili (Tamil Banana Flower-Dal Crumble)?: 114 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 45 min — 20 min prep, 25 min cooking.

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