A SIMPLE SAMBHAR WITH BANANA STEM

 

Banana stem is a regular vegetable used in the household of Tamil Nadu. There are markets where they chop the vegetable and give it to you if you wish. It is rich in fiber and can be used in dal, raita, sambhar and curry is also prepared with this. Here is a recipe for sambhar using a Banana stem.

INGREDIENTS:

Banana stem

Tamarind

Toordal

Channa dal

Fenugreek

Red chillies

Coconut

Oil

Mustard seeds

Curry leaves

salt

PREPARATION:

Take a tender Banana stem and make slices and drop it in the water adding some buttermilk in it. It is to avoid blackening.

Take a bowl, pour water and boil it. Add the slices of banana stem and allow it to cook for a while.

Soak tamarind in water and extract juice.

Take a kadai, pour oil, add toor dal, channa dal, fenugreek and red chillies and roast till golden brown

Grind it along with coconut pieces adding water

Pour the tamarind juice in a big vessel and allow it to simmer

Then add the grind paste and if necessary add water to bring it to consistency of a sambhar

Add salt, cooked banana stem and curry leaves

Mix well and allow it to simmer for sometime

Finally in an another kadai, pour oil, add mustard seeds, when they crackle add it to the prepared sambhar

Serve hot with white rice and ghee along a curry or papad.

 

Even a simple salad like CARROT COCONUT YELLOW SALAD will go well along with this.  Here is the recipe:

Carrots are eaten raw, steamed, boiled, roasted, or as an ingredient in soups and stews. Raw or steamed carrots provide the most nutritional value. Here is a recipe of carrot coconut yellow salad. The dish gets the yellow colour with moong dal and turmeric. It is prepared with just few ingredients yet flavorsome.

INGREDIENTS:

Carrots

Grated coconuts

Lemon juice

Moong dal

Green chillies

Salt

Coriander leaves

Turmeric powder

PREPARATION:

Select, wash and peel carrots.

Trim the ends and grate the carrots.

Place it in a bowl. Add moong dal, grated coconuts, & chopped green chillies.

Then add salt, turmeric powder & lemon juice. Mix well. Close with a lid and set aside for half an hour.

Finally, add finely chopped coriander leaves and serve with rice or roti.