Vazhaithandu Kootu ( Banana Stem )

Ingredients :

Banana Stem Chopped - 1 cup
Moong dhal : 1/3 cup
Turmeric powder - 2fat pinches
Chilly powder - 1/2 spn OR Sambar powder -1/4 tspn
Chopped Onion (small size)- 1
Chopped tomato (medium size)- 1

To Grind :

Coconut - 3 to 4 tbspn
Jeera - 1 tspn
Green Chillies - 2 to 3

To Temper :

Mustard,Curry leaves

Method :

Clean the chopped banana stem and soak it in water with 2 tbspn of curd.
Use fork and mix the banana stem in curd water. ( this will remove the threads in chopped banana stem )

Drain the banana stem & transfer this to a Pressure cooker , add water ( 2 to 3 cups )
Add  a pinch of turmeric and 1 spn of salt , mix well and close it with whistle.
Wait for 3 whistles.

Once the preasure releases , Drain the Stems.

Heat cooker with 2 tbspn of oil , drop mustard , curry leaves , Onion.

Add Tomato.

Add cleaned moong dal & cooked banana stem

Add Water ( 2 to 3 cups) , Grinded coconut paste , Chilly powder , turmeric , salt .

Close the cooker , keep 1 whistle ( for dal ) 

Switch off stove.

Pictorial STEPS 

Cooked Banana Stem