A PINCH OF HING

Ingredients: 1 cup -Banana stem 1 cup - Fresh curd 2 tsp - Fresh lemon juice 1 tsp - Black gram dal 1 tsp - chopped green chilly 1/2 tsp Finely chopped ginger 1/2 tsp - funnel seed 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp cumin seeds 1 pinch assafoitida few Curry leaves salt to taste Preparations: Add 2 tsp lemon juice in a bowl of water. Remove the outer cover of banana stem and take the inner part separately. Cut into small pieces and remove the threads and then keep all pieces in lemon water bowl. In a pressure cooker add 1/2 cup of water stain and add stems without lemony water. cook up to 1 whistle, remove stain the stems to a bowl and mix with curd. This boil water is very good for health.Take as it is. Now heat a seasoning pan with oil add hing,mustard seeds,cumin,black gram dal,funnel seeds chopped green chillis,ginger,garlic and curry leaves when all done add to curd stem mixer,add salt stir well. Now its ready for serving as a side di

Ingredients 1/2 cup besan 2 tbsp Rice flour 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste 1/2 tsp turmeric powder 1/2 tsp cumin powder 1/2 tsp Curry powder 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder 1 pinch assafoitida Salt to taste Oil for frying Preparations : In a large bowl mix all above ingredients except oil. Add water to make a batter. It should be like pakoda batter consistency. Keep aside Cut banana stem into round shape. Put it on water wash and dry it out by patting it with Kitchen towel . Sprinkle little salt and toss. Heat the oil in a pan. When oil is hot, dip each pieces in the batter. Drop it in hot oil. Cook on low flame and cook the fritters till it is cooked. Flip and cook after done remove and drain the extra oil on kitchen towel. Serve with rice .