PLANTAIN STEM / VAZHA THANDU PORIYAL

Ingredients:

Plantain stem     -     palm size.

Coconut grating -     2 spoons

Moong dal / 

pasi paruppu     -      2 spoons

Butter milk        -      1/4 cup

Salt                   -      to taste.

Turmeric powder-    1 pinch.

For seasoning:

Oil                     -      2 spoons

Mustard seeds   -      1 spoon

Curry leaves      -       1 arc

Dried red chilly  -       2

Procedure:

Remove the outer skin of plantain stem and cut it into round shape pieces.
Remove the thread like fibre with your index finger.

Finely chop it and keep it in diluted butter milk to avoid discolouration.

half cook moong dal / pasi paruppu and keep it aside.

In a pan add seasoning  items then add chopped plantain and salt.

Drizzle water and allow it to cook.

Then add coconut gratings and serve it with rice.