Payaru vazhaipoo thoran

Ingredients:

• Green gram (Paasi payaru) - 1/4 cup
• Plantain flower (vazhai poo) - 1/2 cup
• Coconut - 1/4 cup
• Small onion - 4 to 6
• Curry leaves - 3 strings
• coconut oil - 2 tbsp
• green chilli - 4 to 6
• Jeera - 2 tsp
• turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• salt to taste

Method:

cook the green gram in water with salt. do not over cook. take the inner part of the vazhai poo and chop well. put little salt and a dash of coconut oil mix and keep. When the green gram is cooked (See to it there is very little water) add this chopped vazhai poo in it and toss well. close and cook for 3 minutes. 

grind coconut, green chilli, geera and turmeric powder coarsely. Turn off the stove and add the ground coconut and toss. put the curry leaves and pour the coconut oil. serve with rice or kanji or even for chapathi.