Pindi and Payar

Pindi and Payar

Ingredients

Red Choura (Vanpayar) -1/2 cup

Pindi/Banana stems (flowers)-3 cups

Onion -1

Garlic (Chinese) -4

Curry leaves -2 sprigs Chilli powder -2-3 tsp

Salt to taste

Method

1 Soak the red choura beans overnight.Cook this with 1/2 cup water (with out adding salt) in a pressure cooker for a whistle.

2 Meanwhile cut the pindi into circles first (removing the outermost covers), discarding the strands that comes along and then into small cubes.

3 Open the cooker & add the 3 cups of chopped pindi to this along with salt and cook for a whistle.

4.Saute the chopped onions,garlic and curry leaves in a tbsp oil. Add the Chilli powder in medium heat. Add little water sothat the chilli doesn't burn.

Once the oil separates open the cooker & add the water,if any is left in it.Cook till the water dries up. Now add the cooked pindi and Payar to this & cook till it's well coated in the masalas.Pindi and Payar is ready to serve

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