Banana flower also called as banana blossom or banana heart is a flower of banana plant which grows into banana and after banana matures it's end part that is banana flower is removed. They're a completely edible delicacy. Banana flower itself has many health benefits.
The fact is each part of banana tree is used for various purpose.
For example:
- Banana leaf used for cooking, wrapping and food serving.
- Banana stem has high water content - it's juice cures kidney stone and are also used to prepare salad , curry etc.
- Banana fiber are used to tie flowers together etc.
- Banana fruit ripe ones are used to perform pooja (in Hindu religion) and raw ones are used to prepare curry etc.
Various recipes are made from banana flower such as bondi sukke aka banana flower stir fry, banana flower floret fritters aka bajo in konkani, chammanthi(chutney) a Kerala recipe, banana flower petals/cover chutney etc.
All these recipes here are contributed by my mother and in-law. I enjoyed learning from them and wished to share it with you. So here I am😉. Click the link below for the recipe.
- Tender Banana flower chutney (chammanthi)
- Banana flower cover/petals chutney
- Banana flower floret fritters(chips)
- Banana flower stir fry(coming soon!)
Hope you will like all the recipe.
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