Tag: Banana

  • Banana Flower Party

    Discover the delightful world of raw banana flower salad – a nutritious and refreshing dish that will tantalize your taste buds and nourish your body. Follow these simple steps to create this unique and healthy dish. – Choose a fresh banana flower with tightly closed bracts, avoiding any brown or discolored ones. – Remove the…

  • Hulk Smoothie

    Hulk Smoothie

    The recurring theme of local foods is the creativity needed to use them in diverse ways. Moringa or drumstick spinach demands such a creative touch! Introducing the Hulk Smoothie – a fusion of moringa, papaya, and banana that’s more than a drink; it’s a breakfast nutritional powerhouse. Moringa hailed as the “miracle tree,” brings antioxidants…

  • Banana Stem Porriyal

    At solitude farm cafe, we regularly get request for fresh banana stem.Banana stem is a fibre rich food which has a lot of nutrients. Here is a simple recipe to add banana stem in your meal. Clean the banana stem as shown in the blog. Heat a tava add oil, mustard seeds, chopped onions, tomatoes,…

  • Banana stem prep

    Banana stem prep

    The banana pith, also known as banana stem, is a vegetable obtained from the inner core of the banana tree. It is a fiber-rich food that supports weight loss and provides a plentiful supply of potassium and vitamin B6, essential for hemoglobin and insulin production. While it boasts a high fiber content, proper preparation is…

  • Banana Flower Vadai

    Banana Flower Vadai

    Vazhaipoo Vadai Earlier on, we had illustrated how the Banana flower can be prepared for use as a vegetable. Here is a recipe that incorporates this nutrient rich and delicious ingredient – a crispy banana flower-lentil fritter (Vadai)! This is a wonderful take on the more common Paruppu (Dal) Vadai, making it more nutritious on…

  • Banana Stem

    Banana Stem

    Vazhaithandu The Banana is botanically a part of the Musa genus and is actually the flower-stalk of a large, herbaceous plant – which means it is actually a grass. All parts of the Banana plant are useful, whether for consumption of the fruit, flower, and stem or for other culinary applications of the leaves and…