Plaintain flower Channa Dal Fry

Ingredients:

• Plaintain flower - 1 medium size

• Gram Dal (Channa dal) - 1/4 cup

• turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

• Chilli powder - 1 1/2 tsp

• Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp

• Ginger-garlic paste - 1/2 tsp

• Oil - 3 tbsp

• Salt - to taste

**Method: ** Remove the outer cover of the plaintain flower, and pull a bunch of the florets out. Pull out of each of them the stamens and a little transparent covering at the bottom. Repeat these for all the florets in the flower. Then group a bunch of the florets and cut them into 1/4 inch size pieces. Rinse the diced florets in water and set aside. In a large vessel, add the diced florets, turmeric powder, salt, chilli, coriander powders, gram dal and ginger garlic paste with about 1/2 cup of water and pressure cook.

In a pan, heat oil and then add the pressure cooked contents and fry well till all the water is drained and oil starts to come out on top/sides. A very ytummy dish.

Goes well as a side dish for rice with sambhar.