Trifter

Banana is well known fruit tree which needs no description. There are very many varieties in this species. As a fruit, it is called banana and consumed as such in well ripen form. The unripe banana is called plantain and used for culinary purposes. The banana fruit is highly nutritional and is also a staple food.

Banana leaf is used for serving food. Banana tree has a pseudo stem and used as vegetable. The flowers of banana are also used in cooking.

Medicinal use:

1. The skin and pulp of raw banana fruit contains anti fungal substances. The well ripened fruit has both anti-fungal and anti bacterial properties.
2. The flowers of banana are cooked and consumed with curd to get relief from menstrual pain and excessive bleeding. The juice of banana flowers is effective in controlling dysentery.
3. The juice simply crushed out of core banana stem has got very good medicinal use. This is used in urinary disorders.
4. Consumption of raw juice alleviates the pain and discomfort in abdominal area. This acts on kidneys and liver to improve their functioning in excretion of more urinary substances. It removes toxins, crystals and stones in the kidneys, gall bladder and prostrate glands as well in the urinary passage.
5. Banana is a simple nutritive food that promotes digestion, maintains youthfulness. Generally, it is considered to be having natural anti-aging properties.

Enjoy a Surprising, Delicious Recipe!

Nendhran
variety of banana is versatile in its use.

The Nendhran fruit as such is consumed or some semi ripe fruits after peeling are cut into thick pieces and mixed with jaggary or country sugar while shallow fried with coconut oil.

1. Banana Chips

   Just peel unripe Nendhran banana fruit and keep aside the peeled outer skin. The banana is sliced by a simple knife attached chipper. The thin banana slices are deep fried in coconut oil. These Nendhran chips are very famous and are flown to Arab countries almost daily. It is a good deep fried snack goes well for biting with evening tea.

2. Banana Candy

   The Nendhran banana chipped slightly thicker and divided into 4 bits of a slice and deep fired to have good biting sense while taking a tea.

3. Banana Vegetable Curry

   The skinned out banana peels are cut into small pieces and cooked; added with onion, chillies and salt and shallow fried to use as a side dish for the supper with rice.

4. Banana Sweet Porridge

   In temples, well ripened banana fruits are mashed and mixed with other fruits like dates, dried grapes and spices like cardamom to bring into a natural honey like soft and sweet dish offered to deities and later consumed by all devotees.

Banana is a natural body building nutrient rich fruit that is special in all special occasions.