Monday, September 22, 2014

Vazhaipoo Paruppu Usili



I usually don't have any draft or pending posts. I always end up, cooking, clicking and posting. Somehow I had missed this post, which has been lying in my drafts for more than a year now. Infact, prepared it before leaving India. I have not been able to find this veggie after coming here to Amsterdam.
Vazhaipoo is one of my favorites, and this usili is a family favorite. Though the cleaning of this takes a lot of time, but the end result is really good and very healthy too.
Usili paired with mor kootan and rasam is one of the best combos and is loved by all at home.

What you'll need
  1. Vazhaipoo – 1 medium sized
  2. Toor Dal – 2 tbsp
  3. Channa Dal/Kadala Paruppu – 2 tbsp
  4. Dried Red Chilly – 1
  5. Asafoetida – a generous pinch
  6. Turmeric Powder – ¼ tsp
  7. Oil – 3 tsp
  8. Mustard Seeds – ½ tsp
  9. Broken Urad Dal – ½ tsp
  10. Curry Leaves – few

Method
  1. Soak the dals and the dried red chillies for 30 to 45 minutes.
  2. Clean the Vazhaipoo, and finely chop the banana flower. Put the chopped vazhaipoo, in diluted buttermilk until use.
  3. Wash well and then drain the water completely. Place the chopped vazhaipoo in a cooker vessel. Add salt, and turmeric powder and toss well. Don’t add any water in the vegetable.
  4. Cover the vessel and place the vessel in the pressure cooker cook for 2 to 3 whistles.
  5. In the meanwhile, drain the dals and grind it coarsely along with red chilly, salt, curry leaves and asafoetida.
  6. Grease the idly mould, and pat the ground dal paste, in the idly mould grooves.
  7. Steam the dals, just like you do for idly for 7 to 8 minutes.
  8. Remove and allow to cool. Once cooled, crumble the steamed dal and place in a mixie jar and just give a quick pulse so that it resembles a coarse powder.
  9. Heat a Kadai with oil, splutter with mustard seeds and urad dal. Add curry  and the cooked vazhaipoo. (Strain the vazhaipoo if you feel there is lot of water)
  10. Fry this for about 4 to 5 minutes. Then add the powdered dal and fry for another 5 to 6 minutes on medium heat. Keep stirring after adding the dal.

Serve hot with rice and mor kootan and rasam.



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10 comments:

Rashida Shaikh said...

Hi palakkad,
Would you please tell me what this vazhaipoo is and how it is tasted, similar to any leafy vegetables?
Thanks in advance.

Anonymous said...

Really wonderful receipe I just recollecting my memories of my younger days during which my mom used to do this paruppu usli hats of to you

Vidya Chandrahas said...

Paruppu usili looks delish.

Hamaree Rasoi said...

Delicious and healthy looking usili. Wonderfully prepared.
Deepa

Unknown said...

Nice clicks,ur way of presenting is amazing.greatwork

Rafeeda AR said...

looks really good...

Hema said...

Usili looks superb, perfect with some more kuzhambu and rice..

Kurinji said...

healthy and yummy poriyal...superb clicks...

Priya Suresh said...

Serve me this paruppu usili with moru curry, i can have a comforting food..

Unknown said...

I make it exactly the same way described above. Tastes awesome

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