It was early May when i got back home only to be warmly welcomed by our banana plant calling out loudly to tell me how thrilled she was to see me. So much so that she had bloomed and now wants to share her happiness with me with her whole bunch of vegetable bananas! :) I was so touched... that i almost fainted seeing the quantity that one flower could produce. :D
Its funny to put imaginary words into every living yet non-speaking thing around me. I feel like Mr. Bean at times.. rather most of the time. :P
Coming back to my vegetable garden... I do not know what had happened that day.. but it poured silly! and i so needed help to get the fruit out from the plant. Luckily! i found help.. :) A sweet lady happened to come over that day to help with my domestic chores :P (helps her earn a lil extra)..
"rain rain go away, lil appu wants to remove the fruit today" was all that was ringing in my head! :D lol....
It was an ordeal! trust me! firstly it was literally reaching the first floor of the house.. and top it all was towards the boundary wall.. and we had to climb up the ladder onto the wall and yet get ourselves on our toes with a knife in our hands stretching out all the way to the stem.. and yet missing every shot to get it down! Phew! I could have got my shoulder and biceps/triceps worked out that day! :D Finally we did it! We got the whole bunch down.. :) HURRAY!
But hello!!! wait on.. it did not quiet end there. :(
Little did i know there a fruiting banana plant has the most nutritious stem that is cooked too... Oh! Good God.. You have created the most finest things in the world! and I so believe that even if i was Tom hanks in cast away.. I sure would have survived and thrived easily with the rich vegetation on that island! :D :P
Now, guys do you have any wild idea how do you get to that stock/stem???? Well.. neither did i know..
I believe and now i know it for a fact that this tender stem has to be extracted by peeling off the outer layers of the Banana stem that's rooted. N how do you go about with it Its simple yet strenuous. :) Cut the stem from the very bottom of the plant. The portion between the leaves and the bottom holds the stem. Uff!
Peel peel peel peel .....................n more peeling out and finally you'l be happy to see the off white tender stem! Beware of staining your clothes.. Unless you think that's the best excuse to get rid of the old rag you are wearing.. :P
My banana plant offered me more than a 100 bananas and a 5ft tender stem! :) Thank you dear Plant. :)
What could i have possibly done with it..i could not think of consuming all of it myself..Best option- DISTRIBUTE. Aha! so it was.. since it was vegetable banana not many knew how to go about with it.. except the south Indians.. Well.. so while i distributed as much as i possibly could i was still left with more than 3 dozens!
I do like the fruit as a vegetable too.. and so thought about keeping some to ripen, while the others to cook instantly. While the stem was as well distributed to the one who knew and loved cooking it..
For starters with cooking the fruit.. decided on a quick marination and shallow frying! its probably the easiest and yummiest..
Ingredients:
Mix all the ingredients into the banana pcs and marinate it for a while approx 30 mins.
Heat an oil pan and place the marinated pieces on to the pan. Shallow fry it till they are slightly crispy yet soft!
Serve hot.. either as a snack or in the main course lunch. :)
Its funny to put imaginary words into every living yet non-speaking thing around me. I feel like Mr. Bean at times.. rather most of the time. :P
Coming back to my vegetable garden... I do not know what had happened that day.. but it poured silly! and i so needed help to get the fruit out from the plant. Luckily! i found help.. :) A sweet lady happened to come over that day to help with my domestic chores :P (helps her earn a lil extra)..
"rain rain go away, lil appu wants to remove the fruit today" was all that was ringing in my head! :D lol....
It was an ordeal! trust me! firstly it was literally reaching the first floor of the house.. and top it all was towards the boundary wall.. and we had to climb up the ladder onto the wall and yet get ourselves on our toes with a knife in our hands stretching out all the way to the stem.. and yet missing every shot to get it down! Phew! I could have got my shoulder and biceps/triceps worked out that day! :D Finally we did it! We got the whole bunch down.. :) HURRAY!
But hello!!! wait on.. it did not quiet end there. :(
Little did i know there a fruiting banana plant has the most nutritious stem that is cooked too... Oh! Good God.. You have created the most finest things in the world! and I so believe that even if i was Tom hanks in cast away.. I sure would have survived and thrived easily with the rich vegetation on that island! :D :P
Now, guys do you have any wild idea how do you get to that stock/stem???? Well.. neither did i know..
I believe and now i know it for a fact that this tender stem has to be extracted by peeling off the outer layers of the Banana stem that's rooted. N how do you go about with it Its simple yet strenuous. :) Cut the stem from the very bottom of the plant. The portion between the leaves and the bottom holds the stem. Uff!
Peel peel peel peel .....................n more peeling out and finally you'l be happy to see the off white tender stem! Beware of staining your clothes.. Unless you think that's the best excuse to get rid of the old rag you are wearing.. :P
My banana plant offered me more than a 100 bananas and a 5ft tender stem! :) Thank you dear Plant. :)
What could i have possibly done with it..i could not think of consuming all of it myself..Best option- DISTRIBUTE. Aha! so it was.. since it was vegetable banana not many knew how to go about with it.. except the south Indians.. Well.. so while i distributed as much as i possibly could i was still left with more than 3 dozens!
I do like the fruit as a vegetable too.. and so thought about keeping some to ripen, while the others to cook instantly. While the stem was as well distributed to the one who knew and loved cooking it..
For starters with cooking the fruit.. decided on a quick marination and shallow frying! its probably the easiest and yummiest..
Ingredients:
- Vegetable Banana cut into 2" flat pieces (Peel the skin such that the superficial green portion is removed leaving the rest.. When you fry it.. the left over layer will add to the crispiness.. )
- Red chili powder- 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
- cumin powder- 1/2 tsp
- Salt - 1 Tsp
- Oil- 1 Tsp
Mix all the ingredients into the banana pcs and marinate it for a while approx 30 mins.
Heat an oil pan and place the marinated pieces on to the pan. Shallow fry it till they are slightly crispy yet soft!
Serve hot.. either as a snack or in the main course lunch. :)
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