vazhaithandu kola urundai recipe
banana stem kola urundai
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Ingredients
to pressure cook banana stem
- 3 cups banana stem chopped
- 1/4 cup water
- salt to taste
- 1/8 tsp turmeric powder
for the kola spice powder
- 1/8 cup bengal gram
- 2 tsp oil
- 1/2 inch cinnamon
- 2 no cloves
- 2 no green chilli
- 4 no red chillies
- 1/8 tsp fennel seeds
- 2 tsp fried gram
- 12-15 nos small onions
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1/4 tsp khus khus
- 1/8 cup grated coconut
to make kola
- 2-3 tbsp chopped onions
- 1 spring curry leaves - chopped
- 2 tbsp coriander leaves - chopped
- 1/4 tsp oil
- salt to taste
- Oil - for deep frying
Instructions
to cook banana stem
- clean and chop the banana stem. take them in a pressure cooker along with salt, turmeric and 1/4 cup water. mix well, close and pressure cook for 3-4 whistles.
- let the pressure settle on its own. open and drain it completely. let it cool completely.
to make spice powder
- meanwhile dry roast Bengal gram until brown and take it in a blender.
- heat oil in the same pan and add cinnamon, cloves, green chilli, red chillies, fennel seeds, fried gram, small onions, garlic and fry until brown.
- add coconut grated and khus khus. fry for few seconds.
- cool and add it to the blender along with roasted Bengal gram.
- grind it to coarse powder. keep it aside.
to make the kola
- squeeze excess water from the banana stem and take it in the mixing bowl.
- add the spice powder, chopped onions, chopped curry leaves, chopped coriander leaves, oil, salt to taste and mix well to thick batter (vada batter consistency)
- grease hands and make small balls out of it. freeze all the balls for an hour
- deep fry until golden brown in medium hot oil.