Recipes with banana flower are extremely healthy and nutritious. Here is a banana flower poriyal or vazhaipoo poriyal with banana flower benefits.
Banana flower poriyal or Banana blossom stir fry is a high profile nutritious recipe. Basically it is prepared from banana florets. Firstly banana flower needs to be cleaned & then boil the cleaned banana flower until it is cooked well. Then tossed with crunchy tadka, chopped onion & freshly grated coconut. It is a time consuming recipe, but tastes too good and healthy. Follow the step by step process of cleaning banana flower, to how to make a nutritious stir fry from banana flower in a simple way!
Every part in a banana tree is useful, including from stem to leaves & has an amazing medicinal properties. Usually we eat banana almost daily. But, other parts of this tree also offer many amazing health benefits. Most importantly banana flower/ banana blossom is a super food with a potent nutritional profile. Banana flowers are the “banana heart”. They are the good source of fiber, protein, potassium, vitamin A, C and E, minerals, fatty acids, flavonoids, etc. Also banana flower is a good source of antioxidants.
According to Ayurveda, banana flower balances pitta & astringent (Kashaya) in taste. It is a natural coolant and relieves abdominal pain associated with dyspepsia & bloating. The flower has been used in traditional medicine to treat bronchitis, constipation and ulcer problems. They help to increase the progesterone hormone which reduces bleeding during menstruation.
Furthermore, banana blossoms are considered to be a boon to overall health of a women. They are highly effective in curing menstrual problems & also protects the uterus. Very effective in treating PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome). It is completely safe & nutritious food for women during pregnancy & also after delivery. Moreover they boost the supply of milk that helps for the new mothers to feed their younger ones better. They aids in weight loss and completely safe for diabetes.
In addition to this, some
Banana Flower Benefits
- According to Ayurveda, Banana flower is an astringent and balances pitta dosha in our body
- Banana flower is a super food with a potent nutritional profile & has outstanding medicinal properties
- It is very effective in treating infections in natural way. Banana flower contains a compound called “ethanol”, which has known anti-microbial properties
- It helps to relieve painful urination & scanty
- Good for digestion & a great natural laxative
- They are the natural antidepressants, boost mood & reduces anxiety
- It is a boon to overall health of women
- Reduces menstrual bleeding & tackle PCOS – Ayurveda recommended, eating a cup of cooked banana flower with yogurt can increases the progesterone levels & there by prevent excessive menstrual bleeding
- They improve milk supply in breastfeeding mothers
- It also helps to support the healthy uterus and reduces bleeding post-delivery
- It has anti-aging power
- They reduce the risk of heart diseases & cancer
- Manages Diabetes & prevents Anemia
- Reduces free radical activity
For more such recipes please do check the below links
- Two healthy recipes of raw banana
- Ayurvedic recipes & home remedies
- Turmeric root pickle
- Golden milk
Here is a nutritious super food Banana Flower poriyal with step by step photos & a detailed video.
Recipe Video:
Banana flower poriyal | Vazhaipoo poriyal | Recipes with banana flower | Banana flower benefits
Ingredients
- 1 Banana flower
- 2 cup water
- 2 tbsp butter milk or curd
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- ½ tsp mustard
- ½ tsp cumin
- ½ tsp urad dal
- ½ tsp chana dal
- ½ tsp hing
- green chilli as per spice level
- 4 to 6 curry leaves
- ½ cup onion finely chopped
- 1 tsp jaggery
- ½ tsp monkey jack powder/Artocarpus lacucha/Vate huli powder
- ½ cup grated coconut
Instructions
How To Clean & Cut Banana Flower:
- Firstly, apply little oil to your palm before cleaning banana flower. Because while cleaning banana flower it turns your palm black & also it is stick to your palm. So to avoid the staining always rub your palm with oil & then clean the banana flower
- Then open the large petals of banana flower one by one and under each leaf there will be a bunch of yellow florets (if the banana flower is matured one, then the florets are in brown color)
- Remove these kind of florets and keep them separately in a plate
- keep peeling florets until you reach the white yellow flower heart.
- Now take one floret and remove the two parts that need to be discarded
- One Part is the long sticky structure with a bulb like top called Stem. And the bulb like stem with its top is in black color, is the sticky stigma. That is to be discarded. So remove this stigma from all the florets
- The second part is the perianth or tepal. These looks like translucent paper like cover. Remove this part also from all the florets
- Remove those two parts from all the florets. Otherwise the banana flower will be bitter while making dish
- After removing the discarded parts from all the florets, chop them finely
- Take a wide bowl and add water & butter milk or curd. Now add the chopped banana florets to bowl
- This is to avoid the discoloration of banana florets. Then drain off the water from florets and boil it for further usage
How To Make Banana Flower Poriyal:
- Heat a pan and add water
- Then add banana florets soaked in the butter milk mixture
- Again add salt & turmeric powder and bring this to a boil until the banana florets cooked well
- Once they are cooked well, Strain them and take out to a plate and keep it aside
- Meanwhile prepare the tempering for poriyal
- For that heat another pan and add coconut oil
- As the oil gets heated, add mustard, cumin, urad dal, chana dal, hing, green chilli
- Saute them until splutters & dals turns to golden brown color
- Further add curry leaves and saute it again
- Next add finely chopped onion and saute it until they are translucent
- Now add the boiled banana flower and give a good mix
- Also add salt, jaggery and monkey jack powder(vate huli powder)
- Mix everything well and stir for a minute & turn off the heat
- Finally add grated coconut
- Now the nutritious & super food Banana flower poriayal is ready to serve!
- Enjoy this poriyal with roti chapati & even goes well with hot steamed rice
Instructions
How To Clean & Cut Banana Flower:
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Firstly, apply little oil to your palm before cleaning banana flower. Because while cleaning banana flower it turns your palm black & also it is stick to your palm. So to avoid the staining always rub your palm with oil & then clean the banana flower
-
Then open the large petals of banana flower one by one and under each leaf there will be a bunch of yellow florets (if the banana flower is matured one, then the florets are in brown color)
-
Remove these kind of florets and keep them separately in a plate
-
keep peeling florets until you reach the white yellow flower heart.
-
Now take one floret and remove the two parts that need to be discarded
-
One Part is the long sticky structure with a bulb like top is Stem. And the bulb like stem with its top is in black color, is the sticky stigma. That is to be discarded. So remove this stigma from all the florets
-
The second part is the perianth or tepal. These looks like translucent paper like cover. Remove this part also from all the florets
-
Remove those two parts from all the florets. Otherwise the banana flower will be bitter while making dish
-
After removing the discarded parts from all the florets, chop them finely
-
Take a wide bowl and add water & butter milk or curd. Now add the chopped banana florets to bowl
-
This is to avoid the discoloration of banana florets. Then drain off the water from florets and boil it for further usage
How To Make Banana Flower Poriyal:
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Heat a pan and add water
-
Then add banana florets soaked in the butter milk mixture
-
Again add salt & turmeric powder and bring this to a boil until the banana florets cooked well
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Once they are cooked well, Strain them and take out to a plate and keep it aside
-
Meanwhile prepare the tempering for poriyal
-
For that heat another pan and add coconut oil
-
As the oil gets heated, add mustard, cumin, urad dal, chana dal, hing, green chilli
-
Saute them until splutters & dals turns to golden brown color
-
Further add curry leaves and saute it again
-
Next add finely chopped onion and saute it until they are translucent
-
Now add the boiled banana flower and give a good mix
-
Also add salt, jaggery and monkey jack powder(vate huli powder)
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Mix everything well and stir for a minute & turn off the heat
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Finally add grated coconut
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Now the nutritious & super food Banana flower poriayal is ready to serve!
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Enjoy this poriyal with roti chapati & even goes well with hot steamed rice
