Ingredients:
- Banana stem 250gm, finely chopped
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
- 6-8 dried jackfruit seeds
- 3 dried whole chillies
- 5 tsp mustard oil/ vegetable oil
- Some cracked black pepper
- 1/3 tsp chilli flakes
- Turmeric powder
- Salt as per taste
Preparation of banana plant pith
- Take the stem and cut lengthwise the outer shell
- Remove the shell by pulling apart. Keep on removing the shell, there may be more than one.
- Once you reach the core, peel it very carefully from the surface.
- Now cut it into round slices, while doing so, lots of thread like fibres will come out, remove that by spindling it on your finger tips.
- Now cut the slices into small pieces.
- Now put chopped stem in a bowl, add some salt and mix well. Leave for 10-12 minutes. Salt will help to release lot of water.
- Squeeze out a handful banana stem and discard the water.
- By this method remove all excess water from the chopped stem, now it will look like roughly meshed stuff.
- Now this is ready for cooking.
Method:
- Wash and boil/roast jackfruit seeds till half boil. Remove and keep aside.
- heat oil in a saucepan or kadai and add chopped onion and dried chillies.
- After 1minute add ginger-garlic paste and stir fry for another 2-3 minutes.
- Now add chopped stem and jackfruit and stir fry for 5 minutes.
- Sprinkle some water and cover with a lid.
- Cook over low heat till the banana stems are soft and all the water dries out.
- Serve hot as side dish with rice and daal.
