Banana flower, carrot and moong sprout stir fry/Vazhapoo cherupayar mulapichathu thoran

Pictured:- rice, Banana flower moong sprout stir fry, Pachakaya ularthu,  Nadan sambaram/ Moru vellam

A healthy stir fry with banana flower, moong sprouts and carrot .



Ingredients

Banana flower, cleaned – 1 no
Moong sprout – 1 cup
Carrot, grated – 1 small
Grated coconut – 3/4 cup
Green chilli, chopped – 2 nos
Chilli powder – 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds – a pinch
Mustard seeds- 1tsp
Rice – 1 tsp
Dry red chillies – 1 no
Shallots, chopped – 2 tbsp
Curry leaves
Oil – 3 tsp
Salt to taste








Method



Heat oil in a kadai. Splutter mustard seeds, rice, curry leaves, red chillies, green chilli and shallots. When the shallots turn light brown in colour, add banana flower and salt. Close with a lid and cook. When the banana flowers are half cooked, add moong sprouts, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and cook. At last, add grated coconut and carrot. Stir fry for 1-2 minutes. Switch off the flame . Serves hot with rice sambar, moru kachiyathu. 








11 thoughts on “Banana flower, carrot and moong sprout stir fry/Vazhapoo cherupayar mulapichathu thoran”

  1. I did not realise that you could eat banana flowers – what an interesting dish! Thank you for sharing it with us at the Hearth and Soul Hop.

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