Mochar Ghonto (Bengali style Banana blossoms curry)

Name: Mochar Ghonto (Bengali style Banana blossoms curry)
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 Mocha or Banana blossom; 1 Potato cubes; 1 Dry red chilli; Pinch Turmeric powder; 1 tsp Cumin powder; 1 tsp Garam masala powder; 1 tsp Curd; 1 tsp Tomato; 1 Ginger Sliced; 1/2 cup Coconut, chopped; As per taste Sugar and salt; As required Mustard oil; For tempering:; 2 Green Cardamom; 1 Bay leaf; 1 Cinnamon stick

Tina Chakraborty let's Cook @cook_17667653

Kolkata

Mocha or Banana blossom is available in plenty in West Bengal. It can be cooked with coconuts and also with prawns. Here's the vegetarian version.
#vegetariandish

Tina Chakraborty let's Cook @cook_17667653

Kolkata

Mocha or Banana blossom is available in plenty in West Bengal. It can be cooked with coconuts and also with prawns. Here's the vegetarian version.
#vegetariandish

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Ingredients

25 minutes

4 servings

1Mocha or Banana blossom
1Potato cubes
1Dry red chilli
PinchTurmeric powder
1 tspCumin powder
1 tspGaram masala powder
1 tspCurd
1 tspTomato
1Ginger Sliced
1/2 cupCoconut, chopped
As per taste Sugar and salt
As required Mustard oil
Fortempering:
2 Green Cardamom
1 Bay leaf
1 Cinnamon stick

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Steps

25 minutes

1

First, the crucial step is peeling off the blossoms. First, rub some oil on the hand. Then peel off the layer and cut out the floret. Chop them and soak then in the water. Add turmeric powder in the water and soak it overnight.
2

Next morning drain out the water. Put the chopped mocha in the pressure cooker. Also, add the potatoes and pressure cook it for 2 whistles. Take it out and let it cool.
3

Now take the tomato, ginger and chop them. Put them in a grinder. Add the chopped coconut. Blend into a smooth paste. Also, add the red chilli in it.
4

Take a pan. Add mustard oil. Put the bay leaf, green cardamom and cinnamon sticks. As flavour comes out, add the potatoes.
5

After few minutes of tossing, add the mocha.
6

Saute them for a while. Add the masala paste of tomato, ginger and coconut. Mix them. Cover it for few minutes.
7

Add salt, turmeric powder and cumin powder. Cook for few minutes more.
8

Add curd and mix it.
9

Add water as much needed. Add the garam masala powder, cook it for few more minutes then transfer to a bowl and serve hot.