Plantain Stem Juice-Vazhai Thandu JuicePrep time – under 15 mins
Serves -1
Ingredients needed
Plantain chopped – 2 cups
Butter milk – 1 cup + 1/4 cup for grinding
Salt to taste
Roasted Jeera powder -a generous pinch
Preparation
Take 1 mediun sized plantain stem.Remove the outer covering and discard it.
Cut it into rounds removing the thread like fiber with your finger.
Keep it in diluted buttermilk to prevent discoloration.
Then chop it into small pieces.
Method
Remove the chopped pieces from the buttermilk and grind it with a little water or fresh buttermilk.
Strain it, add the rest of the butter milk and blend again.
Add salt to taste. Sprinkle roasted jeera powder and serve chilled.
More Plantain stem recipes
Lunch #4 ( South Indian Lunch)
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Keerai Kootu
Plantain stem stir fry
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Lemon ginger pickle
Also refer
Lunch Menu#1
Lunch Menu#2
Lunch Menu#3
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Divya Shankar
March 28, 2012 at 8:38 amGreat way to beat summer heat and I must admit that the lunch menu is very sumptuous 🙂 Pics are great and all items on the menu are my hot fav 🙂
Sangeetha Nambi
March 28, 2012 at 10:04 amHealthy drink ! and Love ur Lunch recipes
Kalyani
March 28, 2012 at 11:20 amthanks for sharing a nice recipe …….
Kavi
March 28, 2012 at 11:48 amVazhai thandu juice-aaa!!! Never ever ever heard of it!!!! Eating the vegetable is hard work for me!! The juice probably will be easier to consume! 😀
Hamaree Rasoi
March 28, 2012 at 12:00 pmNever knew that you can make juice out of plantain stem also. WOnderful
Premalatha Aravindhan
March 28, 2012 at 1:11 pmwow that so healthy recipe,love all varieties that u have made…makes me hungry now:)
Aruna Manikandan
March 28, 2012 at 1:31 pmHealthy juice padhu 🙂
Spice up the Curry
March 28, 2012 at 2:06 pmnice juice recipe. thanks for posting
faseela
March 28, 2012 at 2:35 pmwow vry heathy recipe….
Suja Manoj
March 28, 2012 at 2:53 pmHealthy and refreshing drink..
Rani acharyulu
March 28, 2012 at 3:13 pmNice summer drink…new to me…..lovely lunch plater looks delicious!
Akila
March 29, 2012 at 7:17 amWe used to prepare without adding the butter milk. Will try this version…
Mélange
March 29, 2012 at 11:05 amExtremely nostalgic and super healthy post here ! I loved each word of it..Nice meeting you.Happy to add you to my reader..Cheers !
Deeps @ Naughty Curry
March 30, 2012 at 8:22 amthis sounds incredibly healthy!
Gayathri Anand
April 5, 2012 at 3:04 pmHealthy drink and loved ur lunch menu a lot ..
Premkumar
June 23, 2012 at 4:08 pmVery Nice! Keep posting your articles!
siv12345
December 28, 2012 at 6:50 amTried at once…. Very nice and nutritious. easy to get away cooking that vegetable
IamGOD
December 31, 2012 at 9:30 amso use full …thanks 🙂
Ganesan M
February 4, 2013 at 4:29 pmPlantain stem juice is highly alkaline and is one of the healthiest of all drinks. 4 ounce of plantain juice every morning in raw form has is the best. It would cure all kidney ailments.
rosgggg
September 15, 2013 at 5:39 pmHow to cut the plantain stem without thread
mark george
January 30, 2014 at 1:37 amA good drink to remove all the toxins in the body.
kms
March 22, 2014 at 7:49 amGood