Dahi Manja | Banana stem in curd | Manja Pachedi

Kartik month is an auspicious month in Hindu Culture. It's believed that Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu are together worshiped in this month. Many people do fast (Habisa in Odia) and follow certain restrictions during the entire month. In food, they avoid all types of non-veg and some don't take Onion, garlic and lentils too.

For the lady of the house, it's very difficult to choose a dish fulfilling all these criteria without much repetition
for a month. Isn't it ?? 🤔 Today's recipe my Naani Maa used to prepare during Kartik Month, specially on Mondays. It's very easy to prepare and tastes great along with Steam rice (Arua Anna) and Moong Dal Dalma. (Habisa Dalma)

"Dahi Manja" or "Banana stem in curd" is today's recipe from Panda's Kitchen.


 Ingredients :

  • 100gm finely chopped Banana Stem 
  • 1 cup Curd 
  • 1 tsp Salt 
  • 1/2 tsp Chat Masala 
  • 1/2 tsp Cumin Powder 
  • 1/4 tsp Sugar 
  • 1/4 tsp Black Salt 
  • 1 tbsp oil to cook

For Tempering :

  • 1/2 tsp Grated Ginger 
  • A pinch of hing
  • 1 tsp Urad Dal 
  • 1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds 
  • 2 Green Chilly - slitted 
  • 5-6 Curry Leaves 
  • 1/2 tbsp oil

Recipe Details :

✓ Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan. Add chopped Banana stem to it. Add 1/2 tsp salt to it. Cook for around 3-4 mins till Banana stem becomes soft. You can add 2-3 tbsp water if you're not using non-stick pan.


✓ In a bowl, take curd. Add salt, chat Masala, cumin powder, sugar and black salt. Mix well and keep aside.


✓ Once the banana stem is cooked, Add to the curd mix made in step 2 and combine everything.


✓ The last step is Tempering step. Heat 1/2 tbsp oil in a wok. Add all the ingredients mentioned under tempering.


Once the cumin seeds start to splutter and urad dal becomes light brown in color, switch off the flame and add the Tempering to the above bowl (curd and banana stem mix).


✓ Dahi Manja is ready in just few simple steps.



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