Banana Stem Pachadi

Banana Stem Pachadi is a curd and coconut based side dish goes well with rice.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Banana Stem Pachadi.

Ingredients:-

Banana Stem.    - 1 cup chopped
Grated coconut. - 1 cup
Green chillies.   - 3
Garlic.               - 3 cloves
Ginger.              - a small piece
Mustard seeds.  - 1/2 tsp +1tsp
Curry leaves.     - 1spring
Curd.                 - 3/4 cup
Salt.                   - to taste.
Coconut oil.      - 1tsp

Instructions:-

1). Chop banana stem into thin round pieces and remove the fiber. Finely chop the thin round pieces of banana stem and keep aside.

2). Grind grated coconut along with green chillies, garlic, ginger, 1/2 tsp mustard and salt to a smooth paste. Keep aside the ground coconut mustard mixture.

Method:-

1). In a bowl add finely chopped banana stem pieces. Add ground coconut mustard mixture into the bowl and mix well. Add whisked curd into the bowl and mix with banana stem pieces and ground coconut mixture.

2). Heat coconut oil in a small pan for seasoning and splutter mustard seeds.Add curry leaves into the pan and fry in oil for a second and switch off the flame.

3). Pour the above seasoning into the bowl and mix well.

 

A very tasty Banana Stem Pachadi is ready to serve with rice.