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September 29, 2009

Vazhaithandu Thogayal - Plantain Stem Thuvaiyal Recipe

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We usually make poriyal & pachadi with vazhaithandu..This vazhaithandu thogayal / Banana stem thogayal may be new to some of u.. It tastes yum when mixed with plain rice  adding sesame oil and easy to prepare too. It tastes more like thengai thogayal. We likes this a lot. U can also do this for a change. Try & let me know how you liked this vazhaithandu chutney for rice.

vazhaithandu thogayal

Ingredients :
  • Raw Banana stem / plantain stem / Vazhaithandu – 1 no (medium size)
  • Red chilly – 3 to 4 nos
  • Tamarind – Small gooseberry size
  • Urad dal – 1 tbsp
  • Hing – 2-3 generous pinches
  • Salt & water – as required.
  • Oil – 1-2 tbsp
Method:
  • Remove the fibre (thread like portion ) from the banana stem and chop it finely.
  • Soak the chopped pieces into buttermilk or water and set aside.
  • Heat a pan with a tbsp of oil and roast the urad dal , redchillies and hing.Keep aside.
  • Heat the kadai with a tbsp of oil and add the chopped stem after draining the water / buttermilk ..
  • Saute well till its completely cooked.Its quantity will be reduced to half.It may take 10mins. Adding salt at this stage helps in quick cooking.
  • Let it cool.Finally grind the cooked stem with roasted ingredients & tamarind , water to a smooth paste.
  • Mix with plain rice topped with sesame oil / ghee !!  serve with papad as an accompaniment !!
vazhaithandu thogayal 2

Bye for now friends :)


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43 comments :

Raks said...

looks too good! I will sure try when I get vazhathandu here :) Thanks for the recipe :)

Chitra said...

Thanku so much ..Do try & let me know :)

Home Cooked Oriya Food said...

looks wonderful....

Sarah Naveen said...

Congrats on all the awards dea..!!
i love the recipe...gotta try it soon..

chef and her kitchen said...

congrats on the awards...
Lovely chutney..nver tried,,,

Saraswathy Balakrishnan said...

I like the new look of ur blog my dear and this chutney is very new to me Chit

Preeti Kashyap said...

wow..this is such a healthy thoviyal...shd try this soon!Awesome click!

lata raja said...

Chitra, hearty congratulations on the awards. The thogayal looks perfect! with morkozhambu should be interesting. I make vaazhaththandu pachchidi just to consume this for remedial purposes. @RAKS, Mustafa used to have them always, dear.

Sailaja Damodaran said...

We don't get it here,but bookmarked it

Gita Jaishankar said...

Delicious and healthy chutney, looks good, congrats on all your awards :)

Unknown said...

Congrats on the award dear!!! healthy chutney looks great!!will give try..Thanks for sharing..

Shri said...

Looks neat!Never tried this, Chitra:)

Padma said...

New template looks good Chitra... and the dish looks yummy... and also healthy... nice try with banana stem

Myvegfare said...

wow your blog looks beautiful, dear, the curry looks yummy too.., If I get this i will try this out

Unknown said...

I make poriyal and koottu with Vazhaithandu.thogayal is new to me will try next time.congrats on your awards and very good info. on vazhaithanu.

Priya Suresh said...

New templates looks great CHitra..this thogayal looks yummy, prefect pair with rasam or sambar rice..

Krishnaveni said...

Congrats for the award....:)
Healthy Chutney...

chakhlere said...

Nice chuteny!!
Amazing info on banana stem!! You really deserve these awards.

Sonu said...

Hi Chitra, Thanks for stopping by at my blog.:) You have a very nice place too. I like your idea of 'Kitchen clinic'. :) Congrates for these awards!

Please come again at my place. I'll peek here too. :)

Jeyashris Kitchen said...

New recipe never heard abt this. will try next time .and congrats on ur awards and the template is absolutely superb

Vibaas said...

thats interesting. i dont get vazhaithandu here though :(

congrats on your awards :)

Sanghi said...

Thuvayal arumai chitra dear..! New template looks cute..!

Sree vidya said...

Congrats on the awards.
I love vazha thandu. But unfortunately, we don't get it here.
Your new blog design looks great and neat.

Nandinis food said...

Healthy thogayal! My SIL's fav.
Congrats on your awards

Aruna Manikandan said...

Congrats on your awards....
I do poriyal using the stem.
but this is really interesting.
let me give a try

பாத்திமா ஜொஹ்ரா said...

very nice.

Sushma Mallya said...

Lovely the outlook of ur blog plus the pic of the dish....Nice one...congraz on getting so many awards,,,hope u get lots more in near future...

Aps Kitchen said...

U kno Amma nd mammama used to tell we shud eat banana stem ateeleast once a yr nd sstomach will be clean... I just got the stem once here if i get next time i will try this :) Nd congrats

Mythreyi Dilip said...

Never tried this, looks awesome. Will surely try this:)

kamalabhoopathy said...

new thing to me chitra, like to try this

Sharmila said...

HAve never eaten it ground into a paste. Love this recipe. :-)

Rohini said...

I love Vazhaithandu for its medicinal values.. Made only kootu and poriyal.. Your Thogaiyal looks so inviting!! Will try it out soon!

Valarmathi Sanjeev said...

Thats interesting one, i will make only poriyal with it. Will surely try this.

Vani said...

It's amazing how we use all parts of the banana plant and make it interesting and yum! Looks yum, Chitra.

Ashwini said...

vazhai thandu kootu is my fav.. sad that we dont get it here...

my kitchen said...

Different recipe from plantain stem.Rich in fibre.

Jyoti V said...

this is new to me..looks lovely..must try recipe !

ST said...

Looks appetizing and tempting dear:)

Ash said...

First & foremost I must congratulate u on owning this beautiful template. You cannot imagine, how thrilled I was to relish this changed look. It is simply mind blowing....

And of course the plantain stem preparation. Very healthy indeed. I've been following this blog since quite some time now. And this was an utter surprise. Gr8 going!!!!

Ash......
(http://asha-oceanichope.blogspot.com/)

Cham said...

Vazhaithandu thogayal very innovative!

Rohini said...

Hey, pls collect your award from my blog dear! It's waiting!

Dori said...

Thanks for visiting... Congratulations on your awards... and the foods look great!

Madhavi said...

Thanks for visiting..and u do have very yummy blog!!