Mochar ghonto (banana flower curry)

Name: Mochar ghonto (banana flower curry)
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 3 ppl
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 banana flower (neatly chopped and soaked in water overnight); 1 potato (neatly diced); 1 bowl chickpea (soaked overnight); 1 bowl (shredded coconut); Spices:; 1 bay-leaf; 2-3 tbsp paanchforon (bengali five spice) (fenugreek seed, fennel seed, nigella seed, mustard seed, cumin seed); 2-3 green chili slit; 2 tbsp cumin powder; 2 tbsp coriander powder; 1 tbsp ginger paste; 2 tbsp ground garam-masala; 2 tbsp red chili powder; 1 tbsp ghee; 3-4 tbsp mustard oil

shreyaas_world @shreya1435

USA

Today marks the beginning of bengali new year day so tried doing a traditional recipe which is done in every household of bengal.
#bananaflower
#curry
#indian

shreyaas_world @shreya1435

USA

Today marks the beginning of bengali new year day so tried doing a traditional recipe which is done in every household of bengal.
#bananaflower
#curry
#indian

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Ingredients

1 hr

3 ppl

1banana flower (neatly chopped and soaked in water overnight)
1potato (neatly diced)
1 bowlchickpea (soaked overnight)
1 bowl(shredded coconut)
Spices:
1bay-leaf
2-3 tbsppaanchforon (bengali five spice) (fenugreek seed, fennel seed, nigella seed, mustard seed, cumin seed)
2-3green chili slit
2 tbspcumin powder
2 tbspcoriander powder
1 tbspginger paste
2 tbspground garam-masala
2 tbspred chili powder
1 tbspghee
3-4 tbspmustard oil

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Steps

1 hr

1

Boil the shredded banana flower and drain out the excess water.
2

Golden fry the potatoes and keep aside.
3

Put some oil in a pan and add the bay-leaf, paanchforon, green chilis and the masalas (cumin powder, coriander powder, red chili powder) and stir well. Add in the soaked chickpeas and shredded coconut and continue stirring.
4

Finally add in the banana flower and mix well with the spices, continue stirring till the oil separates. Add in the garam masala and ghee and simmer for some more time. Serve hot with white rice.