Bale dindina palya recipe | How to make banana stem stir fry
By Latha on April 5th, 2024
Bale dindina palya or banana stem stir fry recipe recipe explained with step by step pictures and a video. Baale dindu hesaru bele palya is prepared using banana stem, moong dal, coconut, green chilli, curry leaves, coriander leaves, coconut and a tempering. Baale dindina palya or banana stem moong dal sabzi goes very well with rice or chapati. It is very healthy too.
Baale dindu or banana stem has numerous health benefits. Banana stem is good for weight loss, to manage diabetes, detoxification, reduce constipation, kidney health, blood pressure, anaemia and to reduce the bad cholesterol. This is my recipe using banana stem on this website. I will sharing few more recipes soon.
You can find many palya or stir fry recipes on this website like bendekayi or ladies finger palya, bittergourd sweet curry, thondekai palya, Mixed vegetable palya, beans palya, badanekayi palya, Hagalakayi palya, Boodu kumbalakai or ash gourd palya and north karnataka special zunka vadi recipes.
Or if you are looking for more Karnataka style curry recipes then do visit our curries section.
I have made a video on this recipe with Kannada narration, which I have embedded it below. Kindly have a look.
Preparation time: 10 min
Cooking time: 20 min
Serves: 4
Ingredients: (measuring cup used = 240ml)
- 20cm length bale dindu or banana stem
- 1/4 cup moong dal or hesarubele
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp urad dal
- 1 tsp chana dal
- 1 red chili
- 1 - 2 green chillies
- 7 - 8 curry leaves
- A big pinch of turmeric powder
- A big pinch of asafoetida
- 1/4 cup grated coconut
- 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves
- Salt as per your taste
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
Instructions for making bale dindina palya or banana stem stir fry recipe:
- Soak moong dal (hesaru bele) for 15 minutes.
- Remove the outer covers and slice the banana stem.
- Remove the fibres. Please watch the video for detailed instructions.
- Finely chop the banana stem slices.
- Take water in a container. Add the lemon juice.
- Keep the chopped banana stem soaked to avoid discoloration.
- Next heat oil in a frying pan. Add in mustard seeds, urad dal, chana dal and broken red chilli.
- Wait until mustard seeds splutter. Add in slit green chilli and curry leaves.
- Add in turmeric powder and asafoetida.
- Add in soaked moong dal. Give a quick mix.
- Next add in chopped banana stem.
- Add in salt and water. Give it a quick mix.
- Close the lid and cook until moong dal turns soft.
- Open the lid. Add in grated coconut and some coriander leaves.
- Give it a quick mix. Switch off the stove. Serve it with hot steaming rice or chapati.
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