Vazhai Thandu Moru Kootu (Banana Stem Curry in Thick Butter Milk Gravy)

I fell in love this dish when my friend brought it for lunch. I hounded her for the recipe and voila, here you have it.

Ingredients

Diced banana stem 1 cup

Sour butter milk 1 cup

Asafoetida 1 tsp

Cumin 2 tsps

Green chillies 2 pcs

Fresh Coconut 1 cup

Mustard seeds 1 tsp

Channa dal 1 tsp

Curry leaves

Finely chopped coriander

Fresh hung curd 1 cup

Salt to taste

Cooking oil 1 tsp

Method

1. Soak the chopped banana stem in buttermilk for 10 minutes.

2. Add salt and boil it until the buttermilk completely absorbs the buttermilk.

3. Grind a coarse paste of coconut, cumin, and chillies.

4. Mix this paste with the banana stem.

5. Add the hung curd and mix well.

6. Splutter mustard seeds, channa dal, green chilli, curry leaves, and asafoetida.

Pour over the gravy.