Sunday, March 8, 2020

How to clean Banana flower/Valapoo?





INGREDIENTS:
Valapoo - 1
Oil for smearing hands

METHOD:
1.Smear oil in hand and remove the tough purple leaves.


2.We can see little florets. Remove all the florets.



3.From the florets there are two parts to be removed.
1.The Flaky small leaf
2.The hard matchstick shaped one.





4.This is how a cleaned banana flower looks.You can soak in water or butter milk to reduce color discoloration.There will be a small center part in the interior while cleaning valapoo.We can eat that.


5.Make valapoo poriyals, valapoo vadai etc.


Saturday, March 7, 2020

Theater Style Butter Popcorn

INGREDIENTS:
Popcorn kernels -1/2 Cup
Coconut Oil -2 Tbsp
Butter -3 Tbsp
Salt- as required

METHOD:

1.Heat a pan and add coconut oil.

2.When oil is hot,add popcorn kernels.
3.Mix them well.Keep in High flame.

4.Close it with a lid.
5.Open the lid once to check whether kernels have started popping.

6.Close the lid again.There will be popping sound.Shake the pan once in a while.
7.Popcorn is ready.Switch off the stove and let popping sound stop completely.
8.Heat another pan and add butter .When the butter melts add salt and mix well.
9. When Butter fully melts,switch off the stove.

10. Pour melted butter over popcorn and mix well
11.Theater style Butter popcorn is ready.Enjoy.