Ingredients:

• Plaintain flower – 1 medium size
• Gram Dal (Channa dal) – 1/4 cup
• turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
• Chilli powder – 1 1/2 tsp
• Coriander powder – 1/2 tsp
• Ginger-garlic paste – 1/2 tsp
• Oil – 3 tbsp
• Salt – to taste

Method:

Remove the outer cover of the plaintain flower, and pull a bunch of the florets out. Pull out of each of them the stamens and a little transparent covering at the bottom. Repeat these for all the florets in the flower. Then group a bunch of the florets and cut them into 1/4 inch size pieces. Rinse the diced florets in water and set aside. In a large vessel, add the diced florets, turmeric powder, salt, chilli, coriander powders, gram dal and ginger garlic paste with about 1/2 cup of water and pressure cook.

In a pan, heat oil and then add the pressure cooked contents and fry well till all the water is drained and oil starts to come out on top/sides. A very ytummy dish.

Goes well as a side dish for rice with sambhar.