Recipes using Flowers

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  1. krishnaamma

    krishnaamma Moderator Staff Member IL Hall of Fame

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    Drumsticks Flower Cutlet

    Ingredients:

    3 cup drumstick flowers
    2 medium onions
    1/2 tsp red chilli powder
    2 tbsp besan
    1/2 tsp coriander seed roasted and powdered
    1 cup coconut

    1/4 tsp turmeric powder
    2 tbsp rice flour
    salt to taste
    1/2 tsp tamarind paste

    oil for frying

    Method:

    Wash and clean the flowers.
    Cut the onions fine and mix all the ingredients well except oil and rice flour.
    Mix, applying slight pressure and separate into 10 portions.
    Make round balls and flatten them.
    They should be approximately 1 cm thickness.
    Roll in rice flour on both sides.
    Heat up a 'dosa kal' and put 2 teaspoons of oil on it.
    Then keep cutlets on the dosa tawa and pour out 4 to 5 teaspoons of oil all round.
    Fry over low heat up till brown.
    Carefully turn on the other side, again pour oil if you want.
    Let it be like that till they fry golden brown and crisp.
    Remove from the fire and serve with ketchup.
     
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    Plantain Flower Pittlai

    Ingredients:

    1 small vazhai poo
    1/2 cup thur dal - cooked
    2 tab sp ground nut - cooked with dal
    1 sp puli paste
    Salt
    Turmeric powder
    Fresh coriander leaves

    For Masala:

    1 sp oil
    6 - 7 red chilly
    2 tabsp Channa dal
    3 tabsp coriander seeds
    1 tsp sesame seeds
    2 tbsp khus khus
    1/2 sp Asafetida

    For seasoning:

    mustard seeds
    udad dal

    Method:

    In a pan fry all the ingredients given for Masala.
    Grind them and keep aside.
    Wash, clean and chop vazha poo and put it in liquid buttermilk to avoid black colour.
    In the pan pour oil and make seasoning.
    Add chopped vazha poo and mix well.
    Add turmeric powder and cook well.
    Add puli paste.
    Add cooked dal and ground nut.
    Add ground powder and salt.
    Allow it to boil for a while.
    Stir now and then.
    Your yummy dish 'plantain flower pittlai' is ready.
    Remove from the fire and serve with hot rice and ghee.

    Note: instead of frying and grinding, you can use APP for this also. You can also add a spoon of sugar in this.
     
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    krishnaamma Moderator Staff Member IL Hall of Fame

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    Hi ladies,

    No feed backs or replies to this thread? why is it so?:hide:
     
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    Re: Plaintain Flower Curry one more type

    Krishnamma,

    All the flower recipes are super. The problem is I dont get any of the flower except vazaipoo, that too rarely. I will try the vazaipoo recipe next time.
     
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    Re: Plaintain Flower Curry one more type

    Krishnaamma,

    Simply superb !!

    Like Vidu... me too did not get anything here !
     
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    Re: Plaintain Flower Curry one more type

    Krishnamma,

    All the flower recipes are super.both r good for health. I will try the vazaipoo pitlai recipe & let u know.
     
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    Re: Plaintain Flower Curry one more type

    Dont worry samayal,

    whenever it is possible you can prepare them. till that ( here also we get only vazhai poo , that too rarely :)) let us prepare cauliflower dishes; which we get plenty.Big Laugh
     
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    Re: Plaintain Flower Curry one more type

    Yes gowri,

    we loose many things when we are away from our own place. bonkMy husband use to get Vazhai poo, vazhai thandu, aagathi keerai etc., when he visits India. we enjoy all those foods there. what todo?
     
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    Re: Plaintain Flower Curry one more type

    try and give a feed back. it will taste great. we can reduce oil in this dish. because if you prepare parapu usali or vazhai poo vadi means it will consume more oil. instead try this, you can get full goodness of vazhai poo.
     
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    I'm glad to know that we are so creative when it comes in meals and dishes, now on they use flowers to design on your meal and for that was a good idea.
     

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