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Another recipe that is affordable and you can just find it in your garden if you are not lazy. It is all about the Heart and Blossoms of Banana(puso at bulaklak ng saging at bulaklak).
Puso ng saging literally means “heart of banana” in the Tagalog language. It has been called “banana bell” in English.As you can see in the photo, a banana heart is reddish-purple on the outside.
How to cook it?
We have to remove first the dark outer layers to expose the lighter inner layers. Then utilize the lighter yellow inside for the banana heart and blossoms salad.The flowery things you see between the red bracts are the florets, better known as banana blossoms. Remove the calyxes and pistils from the florets and use these blossoms as one if the ingredients.
Ingredients:
- banana heart
- banana blossoms
- coconut milk
- ginger
- bell pepper
- onions
- spring onions
- salt to taste
- tomatoes
- venigar/lemon
Procedures:
Boiled the heart and blossoms of the banana.
Set aside and drain the excess water and slice it.
Set aside and prepare the spices and other ingredients.
Slice all the spices.
Prepare the coconut milk after grating it.
This is called Kinilaw na Puso ng Saging/Salad in fresh coconut milk.
The spices were being mixed with the coconut milk to have the best salad.
Put a little salt to taste.
The easiest way and 1 heart of banana can feed all the members of the family. It would be eaten with white rice or corn.
According to my research, a heart banana is also good for hypertension and kidney problems. So I encourage you once again to plant bananas. Every part of the banana could be beneficial and we could utilize it without waste. Pigs are also happy eating the banana trunks.
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