Banana Flower Ambado

Banana Flower Ambado

 

 

Ingredients:-

1. 1banana flower
2. 1onion chopped(optional)
3. 1tsp mustard seeds
4. Oil for frying
5. half cup grated coconut
6. salt to taste
7. 1-2tbsp red chilli powder
8. pinch of haldi powder
9. 1/2 tsp dhaniya jeera powder
10. Rice flour 2-3 table spoons(more if needed)
11. Idly rava few table spoons.
12. 1-2 tbsp besan

Method:-

1. To cut and clean banana flower,

• Remove the red petals of the flower one by one for the outer most layers of the flower.
• Collect the smaller white flowers from these petals.
• Cut each of these with a knifelength wise to open it up.
• Remove the hard middle stigma of the flowers and discard it.
• Keep the rest of the flower aside to chop for further use , do this for all the small flowers inside each of the pink petal.
• once you reach the big white petals inside the flower, use even the outer petal for chopping and discard the hard inner stigma of the small flowers for these too.
• Now finely chop the small flowers n white petals which we have salvaged after cleaning process.
• Wash them nicely with water 2-3 times to ensure any sticky gum like substance is washed off clean and keep in wate until used in prepration.

2. Heat oil in a pan .

3. Add the jeera n mustard seeds, once they crackle,

4. Add the hing and the onion, fry slightly

5. Add the chopped flowers (without water, drain well) and fry very well .

6. Cover n cook if needed by adding little water.

7. Add the spice powders(red chilli powder, haldi, dhaniya jeera powder) once the flower is cooked nicely.

8. Add the salt mix well n let it cool .

9. Add the flours to this and give a good mix to combine well so a wet sticky mixture is formed.

10. Heat oil for frying, shape the batter and deep fry till golden on both sides.