Vazhai Poo Kola Urundai / Banana Flower Kofta Recipe | Banana Flower Recipes

I have been trying many recipes with banana flower. Banana flower kola urundai is the most liked recipe in my family. So I am posting this first. Stay tuned for more banana flower recipes. Even adults will not able to find out that this snack is made from banana flower. When you serve it with sauce it will look like a modern snack sold in MNC outlets. Keep atleast aside for yourself because people will devour it as much as you can give.

Recipe Cuisine : South Indian | Recipe Category: Snacks

Preparation Time: 10 mins  | Cooking Time: 15 mins | Yields: 20 Balls

Ingredients:

Small Banana Flower (cleaned)	1
Roasted gram dal / Pottukadalai	½ cup
Cumin seeds	1 tsp
Pepper corns	10
Red Chilli	2-3
Garlic Pods	3-4
Grated Coconut	¼ cup
Small  Onion	10
Salt	As required
Oil	For deep fry

* Click HERE to view “how to clean the banana flower”.

Procedure:

1. Grind the roasted gram (pottukadalai) into fine power (without water ) using the dry mixie jar. Keep it aside.

2. Grind the banana flower, cumin seeds, red chilli, pepper corns and garlic pods into coarse paste without water.

3. Add onion, coconut and salt with the above mixture.

4. Again grind them into fine paste without water.

5. Transfer this ground mixture into a wide bowl. This is little bit watery and sticky. Hence add powdered dal (from 1) little by little and knead it into a soft and non sticky dough.

7. Make small gooseberry size balls from the dough and keep it aside.

8. Heat the oil a pan, add a pinch from the dough. When a small pinch comes up immediately, then this the right temperature to fry the balls.

9. Fry the balls in a medium flame till the sizzling sounds stops completely.

10. Take them out from the oil and keep it on the tissue to absorb the excess oil.

   Yummy and delicious vaazhai poo kola urundai is ready to serve. Serve them with tomato ketchup.

Note:

1. If flower is very big, use ½ of the flower only.

2. If you use big onion, add ½ of the chopped big onion.

3. Don’t overload the oil with balls.