Vazhaipoo vadai/banana flower fritters

Vazhaipoo vadai is the first thing comes to my mind when I see vazhaipoo. It's not only tasty snack but healthy too.

I have posted how to clean vazhaipoo for the beginners so anybody can cook this crispy, tasty snack.

Hope you too love it. Give it a try and let me know your results.

Preparation time:10minutes
Cooking time:2minutes per batch
Soaking time:2 hours
Makes:14

Ingredients:

• Vazhaipoo 1cup cleaned and chopped(for more details click here)
• Channa dal 1/3cup soaked for 2hours
• Onion/periya vengayam 1 medium sized chopped finely
• Fennel seeds/sombu 1/4teaspoon
• Curry leaves a spring chopped
• Green chilli 1 chopped finely
• Ginger 1/2 teaspoon grated
• Salt to taste

• Oil for deep fry

Method:

Clean vazhaipoo/banana flower (for more details click here)
Blend the soaked channa dal coarsely without adding any water. If you add water then you can't make vadai. Take this in mixing bowl.
Add all the ingredients mentioned above except oil.
Now make a dough. Roll it into balls and flattened using your palm. I had done both as vadai and balls.
Deep fry it in a hot oil.
Serve it hot.

Stepwise pictures:

Take soaked channa dal in blender.

Blend it coarsely without adding any water.

Take this in a mixing bowl.

Add in fennel seeds.

Now add in green chilli.

Add in curry leaves.

Add chopped onion.

Add in grated ginger.

Add in cleaned and chopped vazhaipoo.(for more details click here)

Add salt to taste.

Mix well and shape it to balls and flattened using your palm.Repeat this till dough gets over. Arrange it in a plate.

Deep fry it.

Drain excess oil in newspaper or tissue paper.

Serve hot.

Notes:

• If your dough gets watery and couldn't shape it add a tablespoon of gram flour.
• When you drop vadai in hot oil if your vadai starts to separate then add a tablespoon of gram flour.