Kerala

Vazhakoombu thoran

Name: Vazhakoombu thoran
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Kerala
Ingredients: 1 medium cleaned and chopped banana flower; 1/2 cup fresh grated coconut; 5 shallots; 2 cloves garlic; 2 green chilli; 1/4 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); 1 tbsp coconut oil; 1/2 tsp mustard seeds; 1 tsp urad dal (split black gram); 2 sprigs curry leaves; Salt, to taste

Banana flower chopped fine and tossed with coconut. Worth every sticky minute of prep.

45 minTime

3 gProtein each

mildSpice

The banana flower1 chapter · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayFresh banana flower and crushed coconut.

The original

144kcalsame

3 gproteinsame

6 gfibresame

45minutessame

Vazhakoombu thoran, Kerala style.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Banana flower1 medium, cleaned and chopped

Fresh grated coconut½ cup

Shallots5

Garlic2 cloves

Green chilli2

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Coconut oil1 tbsp

Mustard seeds½ tsp

Urad dal (split black gram)1 tsp

Curry leaves2 sprigs

Saltto taste

Method

4 steps

1Oil your hands. Peel the purple bracts, remove the hard stamen from each floret, and chop fine into water with a spoon of buttermilk or a pinch of turmeric.
2Crush coconut, shallots, garlic, green chilli and turmeric coarsely.
3Heat coconut oil, splutter mustard and urad dal, add curry leaves and the drained flower with salt. Cover and cook on low.
4Add the coconut mix, toss and cook uncovered 3 minutes.

Serve it like this

Serve hot on a plate, with a few fresh coriander leaves on top.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Kerala

Vazhakoombu thoran

Banana flower chopped fine and tossed with coconut. Worth every sticky minute of prep.

45 minTime

3 gProtein each

mildSpice

The banana flower1 chapter · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayFresh banana flower and crushed coconut.

The original

144kcalsame

3 gproteinsame

6 gfibresame

45minutessame

Vazhakoombu thoran, Kerala style.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Banana flower1 medium, cleaned and chopped

Fresh grated coconut½ cup

Shallots5

Garlic2 cloves

Green chilli2

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Coconut oil1 tbsp

Mustard seeds½ tsp

Urad dal (split black gram)1 tsp

Curry leaves2 sprigs

Saltto taste

Method

4 steps

1Oil your hands. Peel the purple bracts, remove the hard stamen from each floret, and chop fine into water with a spoon of buttermilk or a pinch of turmeric.
2Crush coconut, shallots, garlic, green chilli and turmeric coarsely.
3Heat coconut oil, splutter mustard and urad dal, add curry leaves and the drained flower with salt. Cover and cook on low.
4Add the coconut mix, toss and cook uncovered 3 minutes.

Serve it like this

Serve hot on a plate, with a few fresh coriander leaves on top.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Vazhakoombu thoran

Make it your way

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Method

Vazhakoombu thoran

Make it your way

Ingredients

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