Vazhaithandu thayir pachadi/ Banana stem raitha

This recipe of vazhaithandu thayir pachadi is from my mother in law. I have had both kari/poriyal and morkootu of vazhaithandu but never a thayir pachadi. It tasted as awesome as the other two. All of us know how amazing banana stem/vazhaithandu is, with regards to both taste (juicy and fibrous at the same time) and health. It is an arduous process to cut and clean it, but the procedure after it gets done under 5 minutes. So, let us indulge in one more recipe of this wonder stem.

Ingredients:

Vazhaithandu/Banana stem                                  1 nos
Plain natural Yogurt/Curd                                    1 cup
Salt                                                                    As needed

To temper

Oil                                                                    1 tsp
Mustard seeds                                                    1/2 tsp


Method

1. Clean, peel and cut banana stem/vazhaithandu. Cut it as shown in the video link, as small as you can. ( Ppl who do not speak or understand tamil, pls bear with me as I thought the video without audio is self-explanatory. If I find another material in english, I will provide the link here too).
2. Drain water in which we had cut vazhaithandu/banana stem. Add yogurt/curd and salt to it and mix well.
3. Heat iluppakarandi/small stir fry pan. Add oil and mustard seeds to splutter. Add this on top of raitha/thayir pachadi.

Vazhaithandu thayir pachadi is ready to be had with rasam and  sambhar rice.