Vazhappoo Cherupayaru Thoran (A dry side dish with Banana Flower and Moong Dal)

As promised, about the Healthy Recipes, here we are presenting another Healthy one.  And Tasty one too.  

Very easy to make.  Try !

Ingredients :

Banana Flower          :  1 No.
Moong Dal                 :  1/2 cup
Salt                           :  1 Tea spoon

Water                        :  2 Cups

To Crush :

Grated Coconut         :  1 Cup

Chilli Powder             :  1 Tea spoon

Turmeric Powder       :  1/2 Tea spoon

Green Chilli               :  2 Nos.

Garlic                        :  3 Pods

Shallots                     :  2 Nos.

Curry Leaves              : 2 Pinnate                              

For Seasoning :
Coconut Oil               :  3 Table spoon
Mustard Seeds           :  2 Tea spoon
Raw Rice                   :  2 Tea spoon
Broken Red Chillies    :  2 Nos.
Curry Leaves              :  2 Pinnate 

Method :

-          Remove 2 – 3 layers of cover – brown coloured ones – and mince

the banana flower to very thin pieces.

-          Wash well, drain well and squeeze well and keep aside the flower.

-          Wash and cook the moong dal in 2 cups of water along with salt.

-          Crush all the ingredients -of the “to crush” section- in a mixer, to make

them to a coarse masala.

-          Heat a wok, add coconut oil, mustard seeds and boiled rice.

-          When the rice becomes red/brown, add curry leaves.

-          Then add the cooked moong dal, drained banana flower and salt

along with the crushed ingredients.  Close the wok, and cook in a

low flame for 3-5 minutes. (Already we added the salt, while cooking

the moong dal.  Now, this stage, check and if it is necessary add little more)

-          Remove from the fire.

Health Benefits :