Maharashtrian Style Kelfulachi Bhaji Recipe - Banana Flower Stir Fry Recipe
A vegetarian Maharashtrian Recipes recipe with banana flower (vazhaipoo) - cleaned and chopped small, green peas (matar), onion - chopped. Ready in 1h 30m, serves 4.
Curated bySachin Deshmukh🇮🇳
Instructions
15 steps- 1
To begin making the Kelfulachi Bhaji Recipe, we will first clean the banana blossom/plantain flower
banana flower (vazhaipoo) - cleaned and chopped small(1) - 2
Oil your hands and start working with the banana flowers
banana flower (vazhaipoo) - cleaned and chopped small(1) - 3
Firstly, peel the purple layers and remove the florets
- 4
In each floret remove the longest string with a round head called the 'stamen' and the translucent thin cover
- 5
Now chop the florets finely and soak them in diluted buttermilk or plain water
kokum (malabar tamarind) - chopped finely(3) - 6
Add turmeric and salt to the buttermilk and allow it to soak overnight (refrigerated) or at least for 30 minutes
salt - to taste - 7
Check out the recipe to make the Malvani masala and also keep it ready
malwani masala(4 tablespoon) - 8
Heat a sauce pan with oil, add cumin seeds and mustard and leave it to crackle for 10 seconds
mustard seeds(1 teaspoon)cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon) - 9
Add hing, chopped garlic and onions and fry till the onions turn translucent
banana flower (vazhaipoo) - cleaned and chopped small(1)onion - chopped(2)cloves (laung) - chopped(4)kokum (malabar tamarind) - chopped finely(3) - 10
Once it is done add the chopped florets without the water
banana flower (vazhaipoo) - cleaned and chopped small(1)onion - chopped(2)cloves (laung) - chopped(4)kokum (malabar tamarind) - chopped finely(3) - 11
Add the malvani masala and also salt to taste
malwani masala(4 tablespoon)salt - to taste - 12
Give it a toss, add jaggery and kokum and saute until the florets softens and gets cooked
jaggery(1 tablespoon)kokum (malabar tamarind) - chopped finely(3) - 13
You can sprinkle some water and cover it with a lid and also cook
- 14
Make sure you keep sautéing so that it does not get stuck at the bottom of the pan
- 15
Serve the Maharashtrian Style Kelfulachi Bhaji along with Khandeshi Dal Recipe or Khichdi to enjoy your healthy lunch
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Maharashtrian Style Kelfulachi Bhaji Recipe - Banana Flower Stir Fry Recipe
A vegetarian Maharashtrian Recipes recipe with banana flower (vazhaipoo) - cleaned and chopped small, green peas (matar), onion - chopped. Ready in 1h 30m, serves 4.
Curated bySachin Deshmukh🇮🇳
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Directions
15 steps- 1
To begin making the Kelfulachi Bhaji Recipe, we will first clean the banana blossom/plantain flower
banana flower (vazhaipoo) - cleaned and chopped small(1) - 2
Oil your hands and start working with the banana flowers
banana flower (vazhaipoo) - cleaned and chopped small(1) - 3
Firstly, peel the purple layers and remove the florets
- 4
In each floret remove the longest string with a round head called the 'stamen' and the translucent thin cover
- 5
Now chop the florets finely and soak them in diluted buttermilk or plain water
kokum (malabar tamarind) - chopped finely(3) - 6
Add turmeric and salt to the buttermilk and allow it to soak overnight (refrigerated) or at least for 30 minutes
salt - to taste - 7
Check out the recipe to make the Malvani masala and also keep it ready
malwani masala(4 tablespoon) - 8
Heat a sauce pan with oil, add cumin seeds and mustard and leave it to crackle for 10 seconds
mustard seeds(1 teaspoon)cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon) - 9
Add hing, chopped garlic and onions and fry till the onions turn translucent
banana flower (vazhaipoo) - cleaned and chopped small(1)onion - chopped(2)cloves (laung) - chopped(4)kokum (malabar tamarind) - chopped finely(3) - 10
Once it is done add the chopped florets without the water
banana flower (vazhaipoo) - cleaned and chopped small(1)onion - chopped(2)cloves (laung) - chopped(4)kokum (malabar tamarind) - chopped finely(3) - 11
Add the malvani masala and also salt to taste
malwani masala(4 tablespoon)salt - to taste - 12
Give it a toss, add jaggery and kokum and saute until the florets softens and gets cooked
jaggery(1 tablespoon)kokum (malabar tamarind) - chopped finely(3) - 13
You can sprinkle some water and cover it with a lid and also cook
- 14
Make sure you keep sautéing so that it does not get stuck at the bottom of the pan
- 15
Serve the Maharashtrian Style Kelfulachi Bhaji along with Khandeshi Dal Recipe or Khichdi to enjoy your healthy lunch
Rate this recipe
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