Vazhaipoo Vadai Recipe (Banana Flower Fried Savoury Snack)

Step 1: We begin Vazhaipoo Vadai Recipe (Banana Flower Fried Savoury Snack Recipe) by soaking the chana dal and toor dal in hot water for half an hour

Step 2: Next, we move on to prepping the Banana Flower

Step 3: Peel the banana flower petals and remove the white small florets inside

Step 4: Keep a container with buttermilk ready in order to add the used florets

Step 5: From each banana floret, the stamen(kaalan) and the thin white coloured cover portions must be removed and should be soaked in the buttermilk

Step 6: Once the dal is soaked, drain the water and coarsely grind it in a blender

Step 7: You should be able to see a few broken pieces of the dal

Step 8: Keep aside

Step 9: Drain the buttermilk from the banana flower and roughly chop it

Step 10: Combine all the ingredients in a mixing bowl, including the ground dal and the chopped banana flower

Step 11: Check the taste, adjust the salt if required

Step 12: Heat oil for deep frying in a deep frying pan and shape the vada into small flat discs and deep fry until browned and crisp

Step 13: Serve your hot crispy Vazhaipoo Vadai Recipe (Banana Flower Fried Savoury Snack) with a sweet Semiya Payasam