Mocha’r Chop / Banana blossom fritters

Name: Mocha’r Chop / Banana blossom fritters
Total time: 5700 s
Yield: 5-6 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup chopped banana blossom or mocha; 1 tsp turmeric powder; 5-7 cups water to wash; 4-5 medium size potatoes boiled; 1 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp red chilli powder; 1 large tomato plus 1” ginger cut into cubes plus 3-4 green chillies paste; 5-6 peanuts; 1/8 tsp salt; 1/4 cup mustard oil; 1 cup oil to fry; 1 tsp whole coriander seeds, 1 tsp cumin seeds, 1 tsp black pepper corns and 2 whole red chillies and make a coarse powder; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 cup breadcrumbs

Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27

Kolkata

#CA26
Mocha or Banana flower is a very universal ingredient that is commonly used in Bengali households and there are ‘nth’ number of recipes with Banana blossom- today I made chop or fritters and it’s enjoyable on its own or with Kasundi which is Bengal mustard

Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27

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Ingredients

Prep time -15 mins, peel pollen-1hr,cook-20 mins

5-6 servings

1 cupchopped banana blossom or mocha
1 tspturmeric powder
5-7 cupswater to wash
4-5medium size potatoes boiled
1 tspturmeric powder
1 tspred chilli powder
1large tomato plus 1” ginger cut into cubes plus 3-4 green chillies paste
5-6peanuts
1/8 tspsalt
1/4 cupmustard oil
1 cupoil to fry
1 tspwhole coriander seeds, 1 tsp cumin seeds, 1 tsp black pepper corns and 2 whole red chillies and make a coarse powder
1 tspcumin seeds
Make a slurry with Maida or flour
1 cupbreadcrumbs

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Steps

Prep time -15 mins, peel pollen-1hr,cook-20 mins

1

Extract the pollen from the banana blossom or mocha and cut into small pieces - this can take one hour
2

Add the cut pieces to a bowl add turmeric powder and salt and wash well
3

Add to a pressure cooker with potatoes and for one whistle boil, peel the potatoes and mash, strain the chopped banana blossom and discard the water
4

In a blender add tomato, ginger, green chillies and blend smooth
5

In a pan heat mustard oil, add cumin seeds and turmeric and red chillies powder, add tomato ginger green chillies paste, add chopped banana blossom and cook, add salt and mix well.
6

Add chopped boiled banana blossom, mash boiled potatoes and mix well
7

In a blender add whole coriander seeds, cumin seeds, whole black peppercorns, whole red chillies and little salt, blend to a coarse powder
8

Add the coarse powder to the cooked banana blossom and add peanuts and mix well, it’s ready then
9

Cool and give shape and in a bowl of Maida slurry with water and Maida dip the chop
10

Coat with breadcrumbs and in a pan heat oil and add the chop, onion medium flame fry until golden
11

Serve and enjoy 😊

Tips

Removing the pollen of the mocha is essential
Chop and clean with turmeric powder and salt in water is essential

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Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27

on May 13, 2026 10:48

Kolkata

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