easy vazhaithandu mor kootu recipe, Iyengar style kootu recipes

vazhaithandu mor kootu recipe is banana stem cooked in thick yogurt and coconut gravy with vazhaithandu mor kootu recipe in Iyengar style with the short tutorial of How to clean banana stem, health benefits, and top 6 Iyengar style kootu recipes. vaizhaithandu mor recipe is a summer drink made of banana stem juice, very healthy and fiber-rich drink. Nodal used in this recipe.

Vazhaithandu(banana stem) is a common vegetable in all South Indian homes. some make this with dal(vazhaithandu paruppu kootu), Kerala style banana stem kootu is little different than this version. spices added in this recipe gives very good flavor and the addition of coconut, amazing flavor. may taste like avial. Vazhai poo vadai is one more vazhai recipe.

Healthy benefits of vazhaithandu(banana stem) are very good for the kidney and it has a lot of medicinal qualities.  the raw banana juice is good for weight loss. It clears the urine infection. very good summer food.

A few more Iyengar style kootu recipes are Thakkalikai kootu, pudalangai paal kootu, vazhaipoo murungai keerai kootu, pasalikeerai kootu.

vazhaithandu mor kootu recipe video with How to cut & clean banana stem tutorial,

How to make vazhaithandu mor kootu recipe(banana stem in buttermilk gravy),

Pressure cook the vazhaithandu with little water. meanwhile, grind the coconut with cumin seeds, green chili, and a tsp of rice flour.
Once the vazhaithandu cooked, take it vazhaithandu in a pan, add the grounded paste & salt cook till the raw smell goes.

Add the buttermilk and cook till they form the thick gravy.
Heat oil in a pan temper the mustard seeds, urad dal, dry red chili, and curry leaves.
add the tempering over the kootu and mix well. vazhaithandu kootu is ready to serve.

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vazhaithandu mor kootu recipe, Iyengar style kootu recipes

 

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Prep time

10 mins

Cook time

10 mins

Total time

20 mins

 

vazhaithandu kootu recipe, banana stem cooked in buttermilk and coconut, garnish with spices. healthy and fiber-rich side dish from TamilNadu cuisine.

Author: Premalatha Aravindhan

Recipe type: Side Dish

Cuisine: TamilNadu

Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 2 cups chopped vazhaithandu/வாழைத்தண்டு
• ½ cup buttermilk/மோர்
• 1 tsp salt/உப்பு
• 2 tbsp grated coconut/தேங்காய்
• 2 green chili/ பச்சை மிளகாய்
• 1 tsp rice flour/அரிசி மாவு
• 1 tsp cumin seeds/சீரகம்
• tempering:
• 1 tsp oil/எண்ணெய்
• 1 tsp mustard seeds/கடுகு
• 1 tsp urad dal/உளுத்தம் பருப்பு
• 1 dry red chili/ உலர்ந்த சிவப்பு மிளகாய்
• few curry leaves/கறிவேப்பிலை

Instructions

1. Pressure cook the vazhaithandu with little water. meanwhile, grind the coconut with cumin seeds, green chili, and a tsp of rice flour.
2. Once the vazhaithandu cooked, take it vazhaithandu in a pan, add the grounded paste cook till the raw smell goes.
3. Add the buttermilk and cook till they form the thick gravy.
4. Heat oil in a pan temper the mustard seeds, urad dal, dry red chili, and curry leaves.
5. add the tempering over the kootu and mix well. vazhaithandu kootu is ready to serve.

Notes

don't cook vazhaithandu with too much water, it will turn mushy.
don't discard the vazhaaithandu cooked water, use it for grinding the coconut.
see the procedure in the video to cut & clean vazhaithandu.
Buttermilk consistency should to little thick not watery.

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Tips for Making Vazhaithandu mor Kootu:

1. don’t cook vazhaithandu with too much water, it will turn mushy.
2. don’t discard the vazhaaithandu cooked water, use it for grinding the coconut.
3. see the procedure in the video to cut & clean vazhaithandu.
4. Buttermilk consistency should to little thick not watery.

Try this healthy & delicious vazhaithandu mor kootu & enjoy the day!