Baale hoo chutney recipe
Discover the delightful Baale Hoovina Chutney, also known as Banana Flower Chutney, made with banana flower, coconut, red chili, and coriander seeds. This exquisite chutney recipe is thoughtfully presented with step-by-step visuals, allowing you to recreate it easily. Baale Hoovina Chutney is not only incredibly flavorful but also pairs exceptionally well with rice, enhancing your dining experience. Banana flowers offer a plethora of health benefits. They possess antidepressant properties and aid in boosting hemoglobin levels, effectively combating anemia. Rich in tannins, acids, flavonoids, and other antioxidants, banana flowers neutralize free radicals, thus preventing oxidative damage that can lead to cancer and heart disease. Moreover, banana flowers are highly beneficial for individuals with diabetes, as they contribute to lowering blood sugar levels. Banana flowers are good for lactating mothers as it increases the breast milk supply. Banana flowers are high in antioxidants content that fight free radicals and prevent them from damaging the body cells. The ethanol in banana flowers inhibit the growth of pathogenic bacteria and helps to heal the wound naturally. Eating banana flowers daily can also help in preventing neural disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. Banana flowers helps in weight loss and reduces menstrual bleeding.
Ingredients
- 1 cup chopped balle hoovu or banana flower
- 1/2 cup grated coconut
- 2 – 4 red chili
- 1 tsp coriander seeds
- Small marble sized tamarind
- Salt as per your taste
Ingredients for tempering:
- 2 tsp cooking oil
- 1 red chili (optional)
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- 2 tsp urad dal
Instructions
- Take fresh banana flower. Some banana flowers will be slightly bitter so discard 2 – 3 outer covers. The banana flowers from "nendra baale" or "elakki baale" are less bitter and tastes good.
- Next finely chop the banana flower. I have used only a cup of this. Remaining banana flower I used in banana stir fry recipe.
- Take a small frying pan and prepare tempering using oil, red chili, mustard seeds and urad dal. We will be adding this while grinding.
- Next take all the ingredients as per measurement for grinding the chutney. Transfer all ingredients except tempering in to a mixie jar.
- Grind until smooth paste using required water. At the end add the tempering and grind it again. Enjoy with hot steaming rice.
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