Bondi Phul ani Chonya Dali Upkari / Banana Flower and Chana Dal Stir Fry.

Bondi Phul ani Chonya Dali Upkari is a Konkani style stir fry made with banana flower florets and chana dal and goes well as a side dish with rice. A detailed recipe and step by step method with photos of Banana flower and Chana dal Stir Fry is given below.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Bondi Phul ani Chonya Dali Upkari /Banana Flower and Dal Stir Fry.

Ingredients:-

Banana flower.  -1
Chana dal.         -3/4 cup
Onion.                -2 medium size
Green chillies.    -3
Grated Coconut. -1/2 cup
Mustard seeds.    -1tsp
Urad dal.             -1tsp
Coconut oil.        -1tbsp
Lemon juice.       - 2tbsp

Instructions:-

1. Remove the hard pink petals of the Banana flower.

2. Pluck and collect the Banana flower white florets inside each Banana flower petals.

3. Pluck and remove the tepals, style and stigma from each Banana flower florets which is bitter in taste.

4. Wash the florets in water and chop into small pieces and keep them in a wide bowl. Add Lemon juice and 1cup of water in the wide bowl to prevent the bitterness and discolouring of the Banana flower florets.(You can add Buttermilk instead of Lemon juice).

5. Wash and pressure cook Chana dal for 2 whistles adding 3/4 cup of water in the cooker and keep aside. It should not be over cooked.

6. Peel, wash and chop Onion into small pieces.Wash and half slit Green chillies lengthwise and keep aside. 

Method:-

1. Heat Coconut oil in a pan. Add Urad dal and saute well. Splutter Mustard seeds and saute well.

2. Add half slit Green chillies and fry well. Add Onion and saute well till the Onion pieces become translucent.

3. Add chopped Banana flower florets along with Lemon juice and mix well. Add required Salt and mix well. Cover and cook the florets for 2 minutes on low flame till cooked.

4. Add cooked Chana dal into the pan and mix with the cooked Banana flower florets.

5. Add grated Coconut into the pan and mix well.

6. Mix well all the ingredients in the pan and cook on low flame till the water completely evaporates. Switch off the flame.

7. Transfer the stir fry to a serving bowl.

A very tasty Bondi Phul ani Chonya Dali Upkari / Banana Flower and Chana Dal Stir Fry is ready to serve as a side dish with rice.