Banana Flower (Vazha Poovu Cutlet)

Ingredients

• Banana Flower (Vazha Poovu) - 1 number
• Onion - 1 big (finely chopped)
• Green Chilli - 2 nos: (finely chopped)
• Ginger - 1 small piece (finely chopped)
• Potato - 1-2 medium (boiled and mashed)
• Curry Leaves - as required (finely chopped)
• Atta - 4-5 tbsp
• Salt - as required
• Bread Crumbs - as required
• Oil - as required 

Preparation Method

1. Finely chop the banana flower and clean the threads and waste with fingers after applying coconut oil in the hands.
2. In a pan heat 4-5tbsp oil.
3. Add chopped ginger, green chilli, onion and curry leaves and saute till onion become transparent.
4. Add banana flower and saute in low flame till it become soft.
5. Remove from flame, add salt and mix well; allow it to cool down.
6. Add mashed potatoes to the banana flower mixture and combine well.
7. Add water and pinch pf salt to the atta and make thick batter and keep aside.
8. Take lemon size mixture and shape the cutlets.
9. Dip each cutlet in atta mixture and then coat with bread crumbs.
10. Heat oil in deep bottom pan and fry the cutltes till it become golden brown.
11. Remove cutlets from oil, keep in kitchen towel to remove excess oil.
12. Hot and tasty Banan Flower (Vazha Poovu) Cutlet is ready to serve.