Mocha Mangsho

Name: Mocha Mangsho
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 medium size Mocha / Banana Blossom, cleaned and chopped finely; 300 gms. mutton cubes; 1/2 cup boiled black chana (chickpeas); 2-3 tbsp. mustard oil; 1 tsp. cumin seeds; 1 " cinnamon; 2-3 green cardamoms; 4-5 cloves; 1 onion, chopped; 1 tsp. ginger-garlic paste; 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder; 2-3 tsp. red chili powder; 1 tbsp. roasted cumin-coriander powder; 1/2 tsp. garam masala powder; to taste salt; 2 green chilies, slit; 1 tsp. ghee; 1 tsp. coriander leaves, chopped

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

Sharjah (UAE)

#flavour4 - Mochar Ghonto (Banana Blossom Curry) is a part of Bengali cuisine. It is quite a popular dish among most of the Bengali crowd and is an age old recipe. Traditionally, it is cooked with potato, boiled chickpeas and coconut for the vegetarian version. For the non-veg. version it is cooked with prawns / shrimps or fish head. However, today I tried with mutton and it turned out simply awesome. So relish this spicy delicacy either with rice or chapati.

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

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Ingredients

1medium size Mocha / Banana Blossom, cleaned and chopped finely
300gms. mutton cubes
1/2 cupboiled black chana (chickpeas)
2-3 tbsp.mustard oil
1 tsp.cumin seeds
1" cinnamon
2-3green cardamoms
4-5cloves
1onion, chopped
1 tsp.ginger-garlic paste
1/2 tsp.turmeric powder
2-3 tsp.red chili powder
1 tbsp.roasted cumin-coriander powder
1/2 tsp.garam masala powder
to tastesalt
2green chilies, slit
1 tsp.ghee
1 tsp.coriander leaves, chopped

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Steps

1

Soak the chopped banana blossom in tamarind water for an hour. Drain and pressure cook in required quantity of water, salt and pinch of turmeric powder for 4-5 whistles. Drain the water, rinse and mash well. Keep aside.
2

Pressure cook the mutton in 1 cup water for 20-25 minutes on a low flame after the first whistle. Keep aside.
3

Heat oil in a pan & temper with cumin seeds, cinnamon, cardamoms and cloves. Add the onion and stir fry till light brown.
4

Add the ginger paste and all the dry spices (except garam masala powder) mixed with some water. Saute till the oil separates.
5

Add the boiled banana blossom and green chilies. Saute for 2-3 minutes on high flame. Add the boiled mutton and boiled chickpeas. Cover and simmer till almost dry.
6

When done, add garam masala powder & ghee. Give it a stir and switch off the flame. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with hot steamed rice or chapatis.