Vazhai Thandu Morkootu

Ingredients

• Vazhai Thandu – 2 cups
• Thick Curd – 1 cup
• Green Chillies – 2
• Cumin Seeds – 1/4 tsp
• Grated Coconut – 1/4 cup
• Oil – 1 tsp
• Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
• Dried Red Chilly – 1
• Curry leaves- 1 spring

Method

• Peel the outer layers of the banana stem, cut into roundels, then chop it.
• Put the chopped pieces in a bowl filled with water and some curd.
• Swirl with a wooden stick and the fibers will get tangled with the stick.
• Once the whole stem is chopped, drain the water. Take it in a pot, add just 2-3 tbsp of water and little salt.
• Cover and cook it for about 5 minutes. In the meantime, grind the coconut, green chili and cumin seeds to a smooth paste. You can add 1 tsp of rice flour if you prefer to thicken the kootu.
• Add the ground coconut paste to the cooked banana stem and mix.
• Cook for just a minute and switch off.
• Do the tempering in a small pan separately and add it to the kootu.
• After it cools a bit, beat the curd and mix it. Tasty vazhai thandu morkootu is ready to be served.