How to clean Banana Flower | Vazhaipoo
How to clean Vazhaipoo flower is presented in this post with details & tips. Banana Flower has to be cleaned before cooking and it requires time & effort.
Servings3 people
Ingredients
- 1 Banana Flower / Vazhaipoo
Instructions
- First rub your hands with sesame oil or wear your gloves as touching this veggie turns your hand black.
- Then open the petal one by one and take florets (yellow color) and keep separately.
- Take a floret and remove the stem like part and plastic like petal and collect the other parts.
- Chop the veggie finely and add it in diluted buttermilk to prevent from color changing.
- Towards the center, there will be a white cone shaped tender part which you can eat it as such tastes good and good for health too. Vazhaipoo ready for cooking!
Notes
- We can even clean it overnight and store it in a zip lock bag for use the next day.
- I have heard from my neighbors that they chop and soak in buttermilk overnight for next day use though I haven't personally tried it this way.
Nutrition Facts
How to clean Banana Flower | Vazhaipoo
Amount Per Serving (175 g)
Calories 30
Calories from Fat 4
% Daily Value*
Fat 0.4g1%
Potassium 323mg9%
Carbohydrates 6g2%
Fiber 3g13%
Protein 1g2%
Iron 33mg183%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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