Every part of the Plantain is equally useful, be it the leaves or its fruit or its flower or the stem.
Plantain stem has high medicinal values. Nowadays even doctors recommend to include this in the diet especially of those with a history of kidney stones. Not just this, but it is equally helpful for people suffering from hyper-acidity, diabetes and constipation. These days, most of us have become health and diet conscious, as we try to overcome weight issues. And you guessed it right, the fiber rich stem is also helpful in weight loss. I understand that consuming bland raw juice of the stem, at times may be boring. This recipe is for all those, who want to consume it raw, but mind the taste. What are we waiting for. Here is an interesting recipe to please your taste buds. Plantain stem curry with hot cooked rice – it doesn’t get better than this!!! Yes, I know, you have very little time in the kitchen. So, this is one of those quick ones, and it doesn’t require cooking. Like most of my recipes, medium on spice. If you want it to be spicier, you may include more chillies.
Total time: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
Cut Plantain stem: 3/4th cup
Fresh grated coconut: 3/4th cup
Salt to taste
Red chillies: ½
Buttermilk / sour curds: ½ cup
Mustard seeds: 1 tsp
For seasoning:
Mustard seeds: 1 tsp.
Fresh curry leaves: 1 strand (for tempering)
Urad dal: ½ spoon (For tempering)
Ghee: for tempering
Method:
- Grind the banana stem and coconut coarsely
- Add ½ red chilli to it and grind again for few seconds
- To the above, add mustard seeds and butter milk/ sour curds and grind finely
- Add salt and blend it well. Sasmi is ready
- Transfer it to a container from the mixer. You may add water if you wish to make it thinner and of flowing consistency
- For the seasoning/tadka, first add red chilli and urad dal and fry for few seconds. Later add mustard seeds till it starts spurting and finally add the curry leaves to it and add it to the sasmi.
Plantain Stem stories :
There should be enough veggies in our daily diet, because for vegetarians, that is the main source of nutrition. I don’t get much bogged down by the veggies’ cost but that doesn’t mean that I don’t fix a budget for veggies. My shopping routine always include enough veggies, which are good for health while at the same time don’t burn a hole in the pocket. For this reason, seasonal veggies also feature in my list very often. Few of the veggies are available in all the seasons for almost same cost round the year. One of them being Plantain stem. Now, how can you not buy such a veggie which is highly nutritious? It is almost a must in my weekly veggie shopping and there will be some or the other dish with it during the week. One of them being the above. The recipe has been suggested by my mom, of course.
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