Plantain Stem (Vazhathandu) is one of the vegetable with rich nutritional benefits. Adequate amount of dietary-fiber in the food helps normal bowel movements, thereby reducing constipation problems. Plantains are also rich in Vitamin A. A very healthy vegetable we should try and use it atleast once a week. I have seen many kids staying away from this healthy veg. So I thought of sharing Vazhathandu bajji recipe which I had seen in one of the TV shows couple of weeks before. Though making bajjis very frequently are not healthy, atleast once we should try and give this Plantain Bajji (Vazhathandu Bajji) and impress the kids and then we could try other dishes using Plantain like Vazhathandu Poricha Kuzhambu or Vazhathandu Curry.
We can make bajji using many vegetables. Conventionally we use Raw banana, Chilli or potato. But we should try Plantain bajji, carrot bajji, capsicum bajji which gives a unique taste. Lets see how to make this yummy dish.
Vazhathandu Bajji Recipe | Plantain Stem Bajji Recipe
Preparation and Yield:Preparation time 10 mins
Cooking Time 20 mins
Yield 10
Vazhathandu Bajji Recipe | Plantain Stem Bajji Recipe
Ingredients:Plantain Stem 1/2
Coriander Leaves 1/2 Cup
Besan Flour / Gram Flour 1/2 Cup
Rice Flour 1/4 Cup
Red Chilli Powder 1 teaspoon
Hing 1/4 teaspoon
Oil For Deep Frying
Salt To Taste
Vazhathandu Bajji Recipe | Plantain Stem Bajji Recipe
Method:
- Remove the outer rings of the stem so that there are no more rings seen in the cross section. Cut the stem into medium sized disks(not too thin or thick). Remove the fibers between the disks by one of your fingers.It is the most frustrating part of preparing banana stem for cooking :-). Wash the coriander leaves and grind it to a fine paste in a mixer by adding little water