• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Nitha Kitchen
  • Home
  • Recipe Index
  • Video Recipes
  • DIY & How-To’s
    • Homemade
    • Gardening
    • Kitchen Basics
  • About the Author
  • Navigation Menu: Social Icons

You are here: Home / Party Menu Ideas / Appetizers / Vazhaipoo Masala Vadai Banana Blossom Vada Recipe

Vazhaipoo Masala Vadai Banana Blossom Vada Recipe

May 28, 2013 By Sangeetha Priya 9 Comments

This is how my mom and relatives around Kongu region make vazhaipoo masala vadai. They make a ground paste of onion, garlic and ginger with cinnamom and cloves and then they mix it with dal and fresh vazhai poo to make vadai. I will explain two version of making either you can add the vazhai poo directly in jar to blend or pressure cook and then blend to fine paste. The only difference is the raw pound vazhai poo gives some fiber here and there, my dad won’t like that so my mom usually pressure cooks and when cooled they grind it to fine smooth paste. If you feel cooking vazhai poo is time consuming then do directly.

Ingredients
Fresh Vazhai Poo (Banana Blossom) – 1 and 1/2 Cups
Chana Dhal/Vadai Paruppu – 3/4th Cup
Salt and Oil – As Needed
Chopped Coriander n Curry Leaves – Few

To saute and grind Shallots  Or Small Onion – 1/2 Cup
Cinnamon and Cloves – 2 Each

VAZHAIPOO MASALA VADAI

Fennel Seeds – 1tsp
Garlic – 5 Numbers
Ginger – A Small Piece
Whole Red Chili – 1-2 Number (Or more)

The Banana tree with flower clicked in our garden.

Vazhaipoo Masala Vadai Preparation

  • Soak dhal for at least 2hrs, drain the water completely and keep aside.
  • Clean the odds from the flower and keep it ready to cook Pic 1.
  • Click this vazhaipoo poriyal link to know, how to remove the odds from flower.
  • If going to add vazhai poo as it is without cooking skip the next three steps.
  • Pressure cook the vazhai poo for 2 hisses or on stove top for 5-8mins.
  • Make sure to add sufficient water till the flowers immerse.
  • You can also chop and cook but I added it as whole.
  • Fry the ingredients to fry with 1 Tbsp of oil in a wide pan/kadai till onion changes golden brown (Pic 2).
  • Grind the soaked and water drained dal, fresh or cooked vazhai poo and sautéed onion mixture all together to coarse texture after they are well cooled.
  • All the blended pastes should be thick (Pic 3) and don’t add water at any point.
  • Add salt and if the vada dough is not up to the consistency sprinkle few gram flour and adjust it.
  • Now make small balls from the dough and press it using fore finger/palms to get vada shape Pic 4.
  • You can roll it thick or thin as you like, thin gives a crispy vada.
  • Fry it in hot oil till golden brown Pic 5.
  • Drain the excess oil using kitchen napkin before serving it.
  • Few more steps using quick version (no cooking of banana flower)

Stepwise Picture Explanation…

1) Drain the excess water from banana flower and from soaked chana dal.
2) Grind them all together like soaked dal, flower and sauteed onion mixture.
3) Make it coarse like shown in Pic 3.
4) Transfer the vada bater to a bowl, adjust salt and spice right now, you can add some chopped coriander, mint leaves, onion or green chili as you wish.
5) Make shapes thin or thick as you wish and drop in hot oil 5-8 at a time.
6) Once done drain excess oil using paper towel and enjoy with hot tea or coffee.

Notes

  1. You can increase chana dhal for this vazhai poo quantity.
  2. You can reserve few soaked chana dhal and mix it with vada dough at final stage and before frying it.

Post You May Like:

Hokkaido Chiffon Cupcakes | Party Cup Cakes Recipe
Radish Leaves Chutney | Mullangi Ilai Puli Thogayal
Hot Milk Cake Recipe with Eggless Option

Filed Under: Appetizer and Snacks, Appetizers, Kongunadu Recipes, Starters Party Appetizers, Tea Time Snacks, Traditional Kongu Foods Tagged With: aama vadai, Appetizer and Snacks, banana flower vada, Coimbatore style paruppu vadai recipe, crisp spicy snack, crispy lentil fritters using banana flower and chana dal, fresh plaintain blossom vada, fritters from banana flower recipe, Indian Recipes, Indian Sweets and Snacks, kongu recipes, kongu style vazaipoo vadai, masal vadai, Nitha Kitchen, valai poo vada recipe, vazhaipoo vadai in tamil, vengayam varuthu araitha vadai, வாழைப்பூ வடை

Archives

Previous Post: « Murungai Keerai Poriyal Drumstick (Moringa) Leaves Stir Fry
Next Post: Tea Kadai Pressure Cooker Cake Recipe »

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Neela Manogar

    May 31, 2013 at 2:14 pm

    Vadai looks awesome.

    Reply
  2. DivyaGCP

    May 30, 2013 at 8:29 pm

    Delicious snack.. looks very inviting..

    Reply
  3. divya

    May 29, 2013 at 3:29 pm

    Looks yummy n tempting:)n nice clicks.

    Reply
  4. S.Menaga

    May 28, 2013 at 6:21 pm

    super vadai,love the 2 nd click!!

    Reply
  5. PT

    May 28, 2013 at 3:09 pm

    we call it aamai vadai sangee 🙂 its my fav..

    Reply
  6. Priya Suresh

    May 28, 2013 at 11:34 am

    I dont bother to finish that whole plate, love this vazhaipoo vadais very much.

    Reply
  7. Kaveri Venkatesh

    May 28, 2013 at 6:11 am

    Tempting vadais…

    Reply
  8. Arthy Suman

    May 28, 2013 at 5:44 am

    i love to try this vadai but its quite hard to get vazhaipoo now…:(

    Reply
  9. Sona S

    May 28, 2013 at 3:30 am

    healthy vadai.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Primary Sidebar

Categories

Follow us :-)

Nitha's Kitchen

Random Posts

Baked Wheat Gujiya Mawa Gujiya Recipe Gujiya Recipe Gujiya Video Recipe Mawa Gujiya filling how to make instant mawa for gujiya wheat gujiya nitha kitchen recipes

Baked Wheat Gujiya Mawa Gujiya Recipe

Tea Kadai Pressure Cooker Cake Recipe

Easy Ragi Millet Modak Recipe

horse gram sprouts salad mulaikatiya kollu salad recipe

Sprouted Horse Gram Salad | Mulaikatiya Kollu Salad

Joan’s Cake Rainbow Cake With Whipped Cream Frosting

Puliyotharai Tamarind Rice Recipe

Burger Buns | Soft Dinner Rolls | Ladi Pav Buns

nithakitchen

Sangeetha Priya
Recently we celebrated Diwali cum our family's fir Recently we celebrated Diwali cum our family's first teen birthday with her favorite 13 snacks as listed below. All are homemade and tried few new snacks this year
...
..
.
🪔 Almond Burfi

🪔 Bournvita Burfi 

🪔 Gulab Jamun

🪔 Jhangri

🪔 Kaju Katli

🪔 Karupatti Mysore Pak

🪔 Khaja

🪔 Moth Namkeen (mixture with sev)

🪔 Nattu Sakkarai Adhirasam

🪔 Pasiparuppu Murukku 

🪔 Peanut Burfi 

🪔 Thenkuzhal

🪔 Thattu Vadai (Thattai)

 
https://www.nithaskitchen.com/category/indian-recipes/diwali or use search for particular recipe https://www.nithaskitchen.com

#nithakitchen #firstteeninthehouse #teenbirthday #diwalisweets #diwalisnacks #deepavali #sharingwithlove  #diwalitreat #palaharam #festivaloflights #diwali #birthdayspread #homemade #thenkuzhal #adhirasam #athirasam #diwali2022 #deepavalipalaharam #deepavali2022 #murukku #nithakitchenrecipes #minibakeryathome #walkwithindia  #chocolateburfi  @walkwithindia @walkwithchennai #deepavalisnacks #thattai #thattuvadai #burfi #namkeen
Gulab Jamun Cheesecake aka Rose/Gulkand and Carda Gulab Jamun Cheesecake  aka Rose/Gulkand and Cardamom flavored Cheesecake From scratch with two versions. 
https://www.nithaskitchen.com/2020/11/gulab-jamun-cheesecake.html
Follow @nithakitchen for more recipes
...
..
.
#nithakitchen #jamuncheesecake #gulabjamuncheesecake #fusioncheesecake #cheesecake #egglessgulabjamuncheesecake #egglessbaking #egglesscheesecake #eggfreebaking #nithakitchenrecipes #diwali #gulkandcheesecake #homemade #rosecheesecale #cardamomcheesecake #jamunstuffedcheesecake #egglessbakes #nofondantcake #nobuttercream #nithakitchencakes #homebaker #bakedwithlove #walkwithindia #bakersofinstagram  #cheesecakerecipe #gulabjamun #gulabjamuncake #rosecheesecake #cardamomcheesecake
@walkwithindia @walkwithchennai
இனிய பொங்கல் நல்வா இனிய பொங்கல் நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள்!💐🌞🌺

Happy Pongal Sankranti🎑 

Thinai Ven Pongal Millet Kara Pongal , had a filling breakfast with Kathirikkai Goshtu, Tiffin Sambar and Coconut Chutney. Recipe from archives got a makeover with video tutorial recently ☺️
As always #linkinbio 👇

@nithakitchen

https://www.nithaskitchen.com/2015/02/millet-ven-pongal.html
...
..
.

#nithakitchen #nithakitchenrecipes #norice #healthylifestyle #healthyliving #healthyeating #pongalopongal #khichdi #milletkhichdi #nithakitchenblog #instantpotpongal #instantpotrecipes #instantpotcooking #pip # #venpongal #milletpongal #kharapongal #kharapongalrecipe #videorecipe #pongal #pongali #millets #millet #foxtailmillet #makarsankranti #makarsankranthi #sankranthi #harvestfestival #ulavarthirunaal
அனைவருக்கும் இனிய அனைவருக்கும் இனிய தமிழ் புத்தாண்டு நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள் 💐
Happy Tamil New Year, Ugadi, Vishu, Bihu  and Baisakhi 💐
Our  lunch on this special day was
🍛 Adhirasam
🍛 Paruppu Payasam / Lentil Kheer
🍛 Masal Vadai
🍛 Pottukadalai Murukku
🍛 Poosanikkai Poriyal 
🍛 Pudalangaai Poriyal 
🍛 Uppu Paruppu 
🍛 Pakoda Kuzhambu
🍛 Paruppu Rasam
🍛 Appalam ( not in the pic) with
🍛 Organic Rice

Most of the recipes @nithakitchen
...
..
.
#nithakitchen #walkwithindia #walkwithchennai #foodbossindia #foodblogger #tamilnewyear #adhirasam #chennaidiaries #chennaimemories #bbcgoodfood #ndtvfood #onthetable #vegmeals #instafood #foodieofchennai #atlantafoodblogger #nammabengaluru #karnatakadiaries #fullmeals #vadai #payasam #indianfood #southindianfood #huffposttaste #paruppupayasam #indianinusa #uppuparuppu #pakoda #murukku #bengalurudiaries
Follow on Instagram

Trending Now

  • Homemade firm paneer form regular milk
    Homemade Firm Paneer For Gravies
  • How to make Raised Garden Bed in Slope Area | Step By Step Idea for Beginners in Gardening
  • Cassata Ice Cream Cake Video Recipe
  • Eggless Almond Sponge Cake Recipe From Scratch
  • Homegrown Horse Gram Sprouts முளை கட்டிய கொள்ளு
    Homegrown Horse Gram Sprouts முளை கட்டிய கொள்ளு

Archives

Vegetarian Curry/ Lentil Recipes

Ennai Kathirikkaai Kuzhambu Recipe | Brinjal Varuthu Araicha Puli Kulambu

Pasi Payaru Kulambu | Moong Beans Kuzhambu

See More;

Latest Pins!

Millet Recipes

Ragi Idiyappam Kezhvaragu Sevai Recipe

Ragi Idiyappam

Ragi Idiyappam sevai is a very easy to make healthy dish for breakfast,snack or dinner and the video tutorial is going to come soon. Recently we are ...

Read More

For More Posts -->

Appetizer and Snacks

Potato Pan Cakes Recipe

Masal Vadai Paruppu Vada Lentil Fritters

See More;

Footer

my foodgawker gallery

Copyright© 2023 Nitha Kitchen All Rights Reserved