Welcome to the 8th day of baking. Baked vadai is not something new. Lot of bloggers has already tried it. But it’s new in my kitchen though. :-) I am using my vadacurry vadai recipe and will be adding vazhaipoo/banana flower to it and bake. Whenever I hear vazhaipoo vadai, the first thing that I remember is the movie kandukondein kandukondein. Mamooty will find the heroine’s family via this vadai only. Apparently the mom role was played by erstwhile actress Srividya and she prepares this vadai for the restaurant she works. Basically when I try something fried I always try to sneak in vegetables. So this time it is vazhaipoo / banana flower and I thought of making it oil free. Here is the baked version.
Coming to the recipe, vazhaipoo or banana flower has rich fiber content and it huge health benefits. You can read a lot about it here. I totally agree, the cleaning process is tiresome but as per the say, no pain no gain. Here is how you clean it. Here is a short video that was shot by M and thank you M :-)
Looks yum. Baking is a yummy option in my place.
Oh yea, the baked version look just like the fried one.So good Vidhya…
Thanks PJ.
Crispy and delicious looking vadai. Thanks for the video on cleaning the banana dlower. I’ve never cooked with it, so this will be very helpful :-)
Thanks a lot. Glad you liked the video
I love vazhaipoo vadai and baked version …love it
Thanks
Love vazhaipoo vadai and baed version sounds too good! Good job with the video :)
Thanks a bunch Sandhya
Baking those vadas is surely a great way to have it guilt free. Very informative video for beginners…
Thanks a lot. My first attempt in the video section
This is our most favorite masala vadais and won’t mind deep fried actually..lol..however very nice to know there is a healthier version possible!
:-) Lol
I have never tried cooking with banana flower, infact we don’t get it here…the Vadas look interesting though.
Thanks Vaishali
A healthy and good snack.
Thanks
Vidhya this looks amazing i wish i could be comfortable cooking banana flower some day
Thanks a bunch
Can guess how this baked one are dangerously addictive..more attractive they are..
:-) :-) True
A long cleaning process but the end result looks totally worth it.
yup. As its one of the staple I got used too
wow!!! I love this vazhaipoo vadai. But have never tried it baking…. A guilt free snack !!
Baking didn’t change the last at all. Give it a try you will love it.
that is a must try!! should try this and see if people can find out that it is baked and not fried!!! looks so tempting!!
Thanks. Let me know how it turned out
Crispy and yummy snacks
:-) :-)
I never cooked with banana flower and that video was helpful in knowing the cleaning process. Vadai look crunchy and yummy
Thanks a lot Usha.
Kalakal ponga, a nice video to show how to remove the stamen….I am yet to bake vadai, love it in oil ;) I have one doubt, how do you choose these flowers? Last time I got one which turned out super bitter and we threw the complete flower.
he he Thanks Malar.Me too love it oil but masala vadai should be ok to bake. Ulunthu vadai not yet sure. I just look for the nice purple color. It its too dark I wont buy. Other than that I don’t see anything else pa.
Super will try getting purple one’s next time :)
Interesting, never heard of banana flower ! And the video is quite informative :)
Thanks FV. Its very common in Tamil Nadu.
Lovely! Great going with the baking challenge. :-)
Thanks Aruna
Its looking so good :) S hates when I bake stuff that can actually be fried. So there goes my dream of trying it at home…
I agree… :-) Ulundu vadai is always fried only. Masala vadai was great. We didnt feel the difference though.