Banana Stem/Baaladhind recipes.

Banana stem is obtained from a banana plant which has yielded flower and fruit, it is the cor of the plant. This according to Indians has medicinal properties . Eating this often at least once a week will keep kidney and bladder stones away. If the stones have already there, eating it every day will i have heard will melt the stone. This is hear say and I have no proof at all.Any way the fibre is good for health.
Banana stem, while,buying must be white and fresh. Peel the outer cover. and cut into slices of 1/1.5cm slices and while doing remove any fiber by rolling it round your finger. As you cut put the slices in very diluted butter milk, so it will retain the colour.Next cut the slices into small bits
and put it in the butter milk. this way the stem can be stored for a few days in the fridge.
Baaladhind Koshambir:-- one cup-- Baaladhind,1/4 cup ---coconut scrapings, curry leaves---one sprig, udad dal and chana dal 1/2 tsp in each, Red chilies 2/3, mustard --1/4 tsp, salt --to taste, oil -- for seasoning, and hing.
Method:-- Sqeeze out the water from the baaladhind add salt, coconut scrapings seasonin with udad dal, chana chilies mustard and hing, mix well and serve.
For baala dhind pachdi it is same as above omit the coconut and Sweet dahi which has been well set.

Baal Dhind Bhaji. Baala dhind pieces with the water squeezed out say about 2 cups, 1/2cup --Moong dal, Coconut scrapings--- 1/2 cup, For seosonig, One tsp each of chana dal and udad dal,
3/4 red chillies, mustard --1/2 tsp, hing --- 1/2 tsp, oil--- one table spoon, curry leaves two sprigs.If desired --a little jaggery, and salt to taste.
Heat oil add the dalls one by one when they turn golden add the mustard, chillies , after the mustard splutters add the baala dhind, mix well add the mung dal, curry leaves Add a little water, mix well and close it and allow it cook, checking every now then and add extra water if needed. when dal is cooked add salt jaggery and coconut scrappings, mix well and serve.haldhi powder can be added to give it a colour.