Mochar Ghonto (banana flower)

Name: Mochar Ghonto (banana flower)
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 small mocha (banana flower); Half cup boiled chana; 1 medium size potato (cut into small cubes and fried); 2 tbsp coarsely grinded coconut; 2 green chillies (chopped); 1 tbsp ginger paste; 1 tsp cumin powder; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 2 bay leaves; 1 inch cinnamon stick; 2-3 green cardamoms; 1 black cardamom; 1 tsp sugar; 1 tsp garam masala powder; 1 tsp turmeric powder; 2 tbsp ghee; 1 tbsp oil; as per taste Salt

Rita Talukdar Adak @ritaadak17

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It is traditional bengali recipe. It is time consuming to make but very delicious. I think it's a favourite dish of many bengalis..

Rita Talukdar Adak @ritaadak17

#bflower
#ritatalukdaradakrecipes
It is traditional bengali recipe. It is time consuming to make but very delicious. I think it's a favourite dish of many bengalis..

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Ingredients

45min

4 servings

1small mocha (banana flower)
Half cup boiled chana
1medium size potato (cut into small cubes and fried)
2 tbspcoarsely grinded coconut
2green chillies (chopped)
1 tbspginger paste
1 tspcumin powder
1/2 tspcumin seeds
2bay leaves
1 inchcinnamon stick
2-3green cardamoms
1black cardamom
1 tspsugar
1 tspgaram masala powder
1 tspturmeric powder
2 tbspghee
1 tbspoil
as per tasteSalt

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Steps

45min

1

First grease your palms with oil then extract the florets from the banana flower (mocha).
2

Remove the black long stem-like structure from each floret. It is a hard part of the flower which is too hard to boil and difficult to digest.
3

Then wash and chop the florets and boil with salt and turmeric powder. Boil till they become soft, keep aside after boiling.
4

Heat ghee+oil in a kadhai. Temper with whole garam masala, bay leaves and cumin seeds.
5

Now add ginger paste and cumin powder. Fry well.
6

Now add coconut paste, turmeric powder and salt. Fry for sometime. Add the boiled chopped florets, cook again for sometime. At this point add the fried potatoes and boiled chana.
7

Add ghee and 1tsp garam masala before turning off the flame.
8

Serve hot with steamed rice.