arati puvu kura

Ingredients:

1 big banana flower

1 tsp turmeric powder

asafetida 1 pinch (inguva/hing)

2 tbsp oil

salt to taste

For Seasoning:

2 tsp mustard seeds

3 redchillies

1 tsp chana dal

1 tsp urad dal

curry leaves

Method:

Clean the banana flower well. First remove the outer leaves, then from each flowerette remove the hard stamen and hard covering at the base. Now take banana flower , curd and turmeric powder and ground it soft, squeeze the ground paste and let curd to seperate from mixture . Heat oil in a pan and add popu, curry leaves and asofoetida for 2 minutes, then add banana flower, add salt and mix well. Cover and allow it to cook for few minutes. serve hot with ghee.