How to clean and cook Banana flower _ Vazhaipoo Curry & Usili

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5 жыл бұрын

All parts of the banana plant are of great use to us. we are all familiar with the fruit. We also make a curry starry with the raw banana.Banana flower is a tasty vegetable which is very good for health. In South India we prepare many dishes using this banana flower.
This video shows how to make two different side dishes using the Banana flower.
Ingredients
For curry/Poriyal
Banana Flower 1
Buttermilk 2 Tbsp
Turmeric powder
Salt
oil 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds1 tsp
Urad dal 1 Tsp
curry leaves a few
Dry red chillies 1
Asafoetida a pinch
Grated coconut 1 tbsp
Chopped onions optional
For Usili
Tuvar Dal/pigeon pea lentils 1/2 cup soaked
Banana Flower
salt
Turmeric powder
dry red chillies 2-3
Oil 1 Tbsp
Mustard seeds 1 tsp
Urad dal 1/2 tsp
Dry red chilli 1
Asafoetida/hing a pinch
Curry leaves a few
Grated coconut 2 Tbsp optional

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@lnradhakrishana2216 2 жыл бұрын

Too good. My mother used to make same way.. I am 75 yrs old man well-versed in cooking. I watch everything of ur traditional items

@GitasKitchen 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much sir

@crookshanks03 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video, Aunty. I stay away from home and although I love both banana flower and stem, I've avoided cooking because I had no idea how to clean. This has helped me loads. Thank you!

@cathyrodrigues1643 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the excellent demonstration.

@sayalipshinde 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this recipe! Thank you for sharing the fact that banana flower is good for treating pcos/ pcod. I will definitely include it in my diet as I have pcod. Thank you Aunty!! :) love you !

@wendycorrea1 2 жыл бұрын

Love how she explains everything. The flower petals looks beautiful.

@kishorekrishnan9085 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Gitaji, thanks for bringing back childhood memories. I have been out of India for 40 years and am trying to re-learn the cuisine of my youth. My wife is from Lucknow, and UP food is as simple as ours, and as rich. But since I am a blue blooded Tamilian, I prefer the aroma, the spice, the subtlety and nuances in South Indian cooking. There is one dish that I still remember from circa 1955. My grandmother had a huge almond tree in her home in Tiruchirappalli. She used those leaves to make something called elai vadam. I vaguely remember that there was some steaming involved. It was delicious. Of course, this is academic, since there is no way I can get almond leaves here. Thanks again for the re-education and your wonderful way of elucidating the process.

@GitasKitchen 4 жыл бұрын

oh yes.. very tasty too. but you can use any leaf even banana leaf is fine for steaming.. nowadays we also get steel plates in for steaming Elaines vadams!

@lokitarao417 5 жыл бұрын

Vry nicely explained. Thank u Gita mam. Am making this 1st time

@roselenerajan7735 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this good receipe.

@geetanjalimarathe1691 4 жыл бұрын

Mam, Thank you so much, always I watch your recipes and loved it, but this recipe was the best one I liked the way you explained. I personally knew the benefits was not aware how to cook, the way you prepared so easily I am eager to make....Thank you Mam for healthy recipe,, , , Keep Posting tasty and healthy recipes....

@parichaysarkar4148 5 жыл бұрын

While chopping banana flower Instead of buttermilk & water we can use normal water with 1 teaspoon of turmeric dissolved in water.....

@reetasikka7486 5 жыл бұрын

Very interesting, beautifully explained

@ushasubramaniumpillai7973 3 жыл бұрын

Dear gitaji, Good evening. First thing I would like to say is that, you explain the process of cooking any recipe so well that when ever I want to know about any recipe I just choose your channel . Thank you so much for explaining the vazhapoo parupusili step by step. thanks once again Usha

@hemlatamishra9866 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mam, very unique recipe .i am very fond of South Indian dishes n i love ur channel very much

@rosamathew9222 4 жыл бұрын

First time seeing paripu usli. Thanks mam for the new recipe sure will do.

@pamelasingh8493 3 жыл бұрын

Great recipes Gita. Thank you very much

@renubalasharma1741 4 жыл бұрын

Madam... Very very nice n excellent receipe. U too look so lovely n pleasing. Jus hav become ur fan .I do watch n follow all ur recepies . A bundle of thanks to you Madam. Be Blessed Always.

@tanujasrikanth6075 Жыл бұрын

Thank you soo much aunty for the detailed recipe 🙏

@fizanuseeb4104 Жыл бұрын

Thx dear Sister. Very well explained. Will try it soon.

@vimlapokhriyal3306 2 жыл бұрын

Your dishes are always so nice and convenient , loved them very much.

@bharatiwagle6648 2 жыл бұрын

I love this unlimited. My grandma made this.Unfortunately my mom never learned so I never got the recipe. You are my savior for all childhood recipes. God bless you.🙏🏻

@GitasKitchen 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Bharati

@ritabanga1 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for this Delicious Recipe . Very Well explained

@myviews736 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for giving such a detailed description. Extremely helpful 👍

@GitasKitchen 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@cassia706 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Gita! I have so many lovely memories of Banana Poo poriyal. Making it today... as I harvested the Poo from my Banana Plant!

@GitasKitchen 4 жыл бұрын

Wow ! Lucky you !

@limarosalind2802 4 жыл бұрын

@@GitasKitchen Why did the stir fry come out a little bitter? What did I do wrong?

@kavitamaneshshekar1065 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you ma'am may ganpati bapa bless you with long & healthy life💕☺

@GitasKitchen 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Kavita

@leelusal 5 жыл бұрын

Am so happy to have found this! You remind me of so many of my aunts and my mom too Gitaji! Your channel is a treasure even for Tamil Iyer women like myself, who have been raised on this type of cooking and can even cook quite well! I have never made vazha poo anything because of not knowing how to clean it...even amma has never made it at home! You are simple, efficient, affectionate, sweet, precise, intelligent and very focussed on making a completely informative and detailed video. I am so proud of you Gitaji (incidentally my mom is also Geetha Rajagopalan and lives in bangalore, I live in dubai!). And your channel is a library for posterity, its a real service! More power to you!

@GitasKitchen 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Leela.You are very kind

@srikrishnasurabhi4621 5 жыл бұрын

excellent mam and too thanx 4r shared👌🙇‍♀️🍫

@GitasKitchen 5 жыл бұрын

My pleasure..thank you

@variousaspectoflifewithfoo5507 4 жыл бұрын

Ur so nice mam.First time I saw how to cook banana flowers .Thanks mam

@user-rh2qm7yx4g Жыл бұрын

Found Gita's Banana stem and Banana flower recipe most authentic and relevant - among the so many recipes available on KZfaq. Her method to explain and still stay true to the Indian kitchen is commendable.

@vas5457 4 жыл бұрын

You are amazing!! Thank you for this video. Helped a novice cook like me a lot.. 😍😍

@GitasKitchen 4 жыл бұрын

My pleasure 😊

@teenaidoo8569 3 жыл бұрын

Thank u Dear Mother. I have never eaten this but I am going to cook it.. U are a sweet Inspiration to me.. Love your videos. Love from South Africa Mum. God bless you 🙏❤️💐 Thank u.

@GitasKitchen 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

@lajwantishahani1225 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Gita ji. I just cut off the banana flower this afternoon and knowing there must be a recipe for it I checked your channel. Will make the curry tomorrow morning!

@GitasKitchen 3 жыл бұрын

Most welcome 😊

@ramachakkaravarthy5951 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice healthy and tasty traditional recipe thanks for sharing

@GitasKitchen 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@nusrathayesha9963 5 жыл бұрын

Good recipe with simple method....

@GitasKitchen 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@stellat9623 5 жыл бұрын

Auntie, very informative video for me. Thank you!

@GitasKitchen 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Stella

@mshankari5807 5 жыл бұрын

I knew only the first method, now I learned usily method also, thank you mam

@GitasKitchen 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks shankari. Thats good

@saraswathivenkatkrishnan5104 4 жыл бұрын

Such a detailed recipe mami. I would definitely try it. Tha nks🙏🙏

@GitasKitchen 4 жыл бұрын

Most welcome 😊

@marianeindumathi9498 3 жыл бұрын

I had noted this recipe and tried the first one today. It came out so well. Everyone at home enjoyed it. Thanks a lot for this recipe. Will try the other recipe next time.

@GitasKitchen 3 жыл бұрын

Most welcome 😊

@bhavikakapadia2462 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for showing how to clean and cook banana flower. I will definitely try it

@GitasKitchen 5 жыл бұрын

Welcome Bhavika

@ramavijayendra9316 3 жыл бұрын

Nice information madam I like you

@annapurnauppuluri2949 5 жыл бұрын

Its awesome mam.thanku for sharing

@GitasKitchen 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Annapurna

@taniyabanerjee5356 5 жыл бұрын

Very yummy aunty.....we r bengoli and called it mocha...the banana flower.... we also cooked it 4/5 style...but ur last one was truely awesome👌👌👌👌

@GitasKitchen 5 жыл бұрын

That is a very traditional recipe Taniya

@sunitha9501 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice.my favourite is banana flower curry..thanks amma.your videos are a delight to watch and very informative

@GitasKitchen 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sunitha

@aruwewetv6018 3 жыл бұрын

AWESOMELY AWESOME. THANKS FOR SHARING

@vijayaa.p3571 3 жыл бұрын

Geetha. Mam. Your language. Very nice. And your recipes. Was. Extraordinary ❤️👍🏽🙏

@uphett2379 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for doing this recipe. I love banana flower.Its sooo tasty. I used to cook it with my mother. From Malaysia.

@GitasKitchen 3 жыл бұрын

So nice of you

@sumedhakochhar8720 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Gita ji Is it safe to give post delivery to the mother

@ushavijayakumar3096 5 жыл бұрын

Hai Gita chechi. Vazhapoo thoran is very tasty. thank you so much.

@GitasKitchen 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot usha

@shriyasanthirakaanthan3519 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this wonderful dish...great...will do...

@GitasKitchen 3 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy

@savithamahadevan9535 5 жыл бұрын

Super madam...Vazhapoo usili I like very much. Mostly heard about beans and capsicum usilies, but it is awesome.

@GitasKitchen 5 жыл бұрын

Savitha,this is a very traditional recipe. try it out

@maysunday5077 5 жыл бұрын

Namaskaram Gita ji. Wonderful recipes, and presentation as always. Showing the cleaning procedure was very helpful. But mostly o was feeling gratitude to all the many ladies who had prepared the very special vazhaipoo usli for me during my summer visits. How kind they were to take so much trouble to give me a special treat! Thank you so much for educating us and sharing these wholesome values with us all.

@GitasKitchen 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, that is the value of our tradition and culture!

@myrtlecabrol2166 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you yyou was very clear

@sukanyavinaykumar6154 5 жыл бұрын

Thank u, I want to try this!

@GitasKitchen 5 жыл бұрын

Go ahead!

@MTGoddard 4 жыл бұрын

Best explanation ever!!!! Thanks a lot Gita....Namaste. Greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷

@GitasKitchen 4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@dharmavaramjayanthi2444 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the recipes,mouth watering 😋

@GitasKitchen 3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure 😊

@ganesanr3553 5 жыл бұрын

Great... fine job .. best food with medicinal value...

@GitasKitchen 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@drswatikolhe1296 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you mam, you look like my mother by face , ur recipes reminds me of her cooking and her also....thank you

@GitasKitchen 3 жыл бұрын

Most welcome 😊

@veena634 5 жыл бұрын

You are so active we are learning many things from you mam and also you are So happy in your work.neat cooking like a art ideal for Young generation

@GitasKitchen 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@gmlalithamma2911 3 жыл бұрын

Ma'am you are a khazana of mouth watering south Indian dishes. So good to watch. 😋

@GitasKitchen 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you

@mayasanthosh1950 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Ma'am ! 💕

@GitasKitchen 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Maya

@anitthamakhija2060 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mam

@nithya5663 4 жыл бұрын

Very tasty & useful recepes, thanks for sharing

@GitasKitchen 4 жыл бұрын

Most welcome 😊

@padminiradhakrishnan3113 5 жыл бұрын

Now i learned how to cleaned vazapoo very easily

@ushavijayakumar3096 5 жыл бұрын

variety receipe. thank you so much.

@GitasKitchen 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Usha

@purecooking 5 жыл бұрын

Very useful video mam

@GitasKitchen 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks dear

@barbarawitkowska4576 5 жыл бұрын

Dear Gita , Such a interesting lesson of botanie, I have never seen flower of banana,

@GitasKitchen 5 жыл бұрын

oh! Thats nice!

@jasmindermaolankar6774 3 жыл бұрын

The tip of applying oil to fingertips really helped. But have to say that this is such a laborious activity that I don't know if I will ever attempt it again!

@mautweety9986 5 жыл бұрын

It is one of my favourite... As North indians, they add potatoes , it tastes so delicious... your last dish is good...

@aseenayunuss7692 3 жыл бұрын

On time i saw ur vazhappoo recipe.. i also hava a banana flower so i can cook todayitself. Thank u. Allbthe best for ur video.

@harshalasubramanyamayya1178 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for very neat and clearly explained recipe 🙏

@GitasKitchen 3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure 😊

@nandinijayakumar6170 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Aunty for this video! 😀

@LenkaSaratoga 2 жыл бұрын

Hello there! I am Russian, just got my first Banana Flower. Thank you for the Master Class, Mam 🙏

@GitasKitchen 2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome 😊

@seethalakshmi7583 5 жыл бұрын

Super recepy madam

@GitasKitchen 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Seetha

@vilasininair3534 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Gita akka. 👌🙏❤️

@GitasKitchen Жыл бұрын

😊

@jaichabria83 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mother for this beautiful sharing of Knowledge for benefit of everyone 🙏

@GitasKitchen 2 жыл бұрын

It's my pleasure

@chandraraman2230 Жыл бұрын

Very nice 👌👌👌👌👌👌

@mahalakshmiganesh6231 5 жыл бұрын

Thankyou Gitaji for sharing heàlth benefits of vaayapoo.. you prepare even the complicated dishes very effortlessly that we are actually inspired to try it out..once again thanks Gitaji.. Can you please share vadai recipe as pongal is nearing.though my vadai tastes good iam unable to make it properly..i mean with the shape..

@GitasKitchen 5 жыл бұрын

Please watch my video on Medu Vada under traditional recipes in my playlist on my channel. i have explained the method clearly

@umaraghavendran1347 3 жыл бұрын

Love it

@jasmine4654 3 жыл бұрын

Looking so cute in this vdo. Super recipes both curry and usili. Though these are age old recipes that we do at home, it felt good to watch this vdo!!

@GitasKitchen 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot

@acolley2891 3 жыл бұрын

I didn't know it shrinks so much. Thank you Gita

@GitasKitchen 3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure 😊

@selvisegar1857 5 жыл бұрын

Hello...madam.. I like u and ur all receipe...i will try this usili...tysm...tc

@GitasKitchen 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks selvi

@preethikeloth3504 2 жыл бұрын

Mam, ones I bought this flower to make baji, and not knowing how to clean it , I cut the flower as well as this purple big petals too, after that till today I never bought it, thanks for this recipe

@sujatanalluri7511 5 жыл бұрын

Nice recipes gitaji..👌

@GitasKitchen 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sujatha

@jagrathigowtham5752 4 жыл бұрын

Lovely explanation and ideas given And small small tips which are more helpful

@GitasKitchen 4 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it

@AartiRathod 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice recepie Mami. Thank you

@GitasKitchen 5 жыл бұрын

Welcome Aarti

@dvyas535 Жыл бұрын

Very nice... Good to see the onion and garlic free recipe.

@GitasKitchen Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot

@premlathatukaram7211 2 жыл бұрын

Madam happy new tear to you and mama. I just your 12 tips too I too follow it and that keeps me going great . Actually the birth of my grandson kept me so busy that I didn't realise you had not posted anything recently. By the way with banana fliwer you chopped the cow. Bit here in jar nataji that part is fully chopped and cooked in tamarind water. And urad dal, chenna dal, dry red chillies, are fried and ground along with boiled fliwer with salt to taste, a bit jaggery and ing and a tempering is made. This chutney tastes very good with disai, rice, chapatti etc. Please do try. Thank you mam.

@GitasKitchen 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations Premalathaji. May God bless your grandson with good health and happiness always. I will surely try your recipe some time. Thank you

@nehagandhi6787 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice receipe

@nivedithakamath4079 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice Maam. Thank you

@GitasKitchen 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Niveditha

@ksroopaprem3169 4 жыл бұрын

Superb info. Please Can u teach how to make vazhaipoo podi or vadagam.

@christhurajp2586 5 жыл бұрын

The serving method is awesome Gita auntie

@GitasKitchen 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Chrish

@ramyamenon1701 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Gitaji, do we need to remove the stamen and the cover for all the flowers? Including the ones that appear tender?

@GitasKitchen 2 жыл бұрын

Yes you do

@priyankabanik79 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton

@GitasKitchen 3 жыл бұрын

No worries!

@SM-le7dz 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely

@ramyashettyskitchencooking933 4 жыл бұрын

Love u.amma nice recipie

@GitasKitchen 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot

@chandrashivaram7429 5 жыл бұрын

Vazhaipoo curryn usli amazing

@GitasKitchen 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@tarajo9856 5 жыл бұрын

Very pretty sari!!! 😍

@GitasKitchen 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks !

@mariadsouza2526 5 жыл бұрын

Looks healthy... which oil do you suggest ma'am for these dishes?

@GitasKitchen 5 жыл бұрын

You can use any vegetable oil like sunflower ,or Til oil

@malathishenoy4486 5 жыл бұрын

Gitaji it our favorite, but cooking method is different we r using onion and garlic, i have bought one flower yesterday i will try your usali receipy this time

@GitasKitchen 5 жыл бұрын

Yes i agree there are many varieties of making it Malathi