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Banana Stem/ Vazhaithandu Soup Recipe

A simple soup made with banana stem

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Roughly chopped Banana stem
  • 1 tsp Peppercorns
  • 1 tsp Cumin seeds
  • 1 inch piece Ginger
  • 2 no.s Green chilies
  • Salt to taste
  • Coriander leaves to garnish

Instructions

  1. Clean the banana stem and roughly chop the required quantity. Take it in a small pressure cooker/pan along with peppercorns, cumin, ginger, and green chilies along with 2 cups water.

  2. Pressure cook for 4 whistles/ 15 minutes and let the pressure release naturally.

  3. Use a colander and drain out the water used to cook the banana stem and reserve the liquid.

  4. Grind the remaining solids to a fine paste.

  5. Again filter this and transfer it to a pan along with the reserved water. Add more water if needed. Bring to a boil.

  6. Add salt and simmer for a minute

  7. Serve hot garnished with coriander leaves