vaalaipoo vadai

Ingredients:

Banana flower- 1
Coriander leaves- 3 stks
Mint-10 leaves
buttermilk- 2 tbsp
Salt
oil- for frying

To grind:

Channa dhal- 1/2 cup
Toor dhal- 3/4 cup
Red chilies-3
Whole pepper-1 tsp
Jeera- 1 tbsp
Ginger- 1inch piece
Garlic-3 cloves

Method:
Dilute the 2 tbsp of buttermilk in 2 cups of water and keep it aside.
Peel the purple cover of the flower and pull out the flower bunches of each layer.
Next, remove the stamens of each florets and chop them into fine pieces.
Put the chopped flowers in buttermilk water along with pinch of turmeric.
Soak all the above said ingredients for about an hour and grind it coarsely.
Drain the excess water from the chopped flowers and add it to the mixture.
Chop the cilantro and mint and add it to the mixture.
Make vada and deep fry it.
Serve it hot with chutney.