How to Prepare Perfect Banana blossom curry

Banana blossom curry. Banana blossom, also known as a banana heart, grows at the end of a banana cluster. It is fleshy with purple skin in the shape of a tear. It is popular in south-east Asian and Indian cooking.

I've tried banana blossom on a few occasions during my travels in South-East Asia, it's a common ingredient in this part of the world (especially in curries), but I had never worked with it in my kitchen. On their own, banana blossoms are can be slightly bitter, but when added to this south Indian dry curry, the crunchy, creamy-coloured bracts take on all the flavours of this aromatic dish. Preparing the banana blossom to make the curry is where most of your time would be spent. You can cook Banana blossom curry using 18 ingredients and 23 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Banana blossom curry

1. You need 1 cup of Banana flower or blossom finely Chopped.
2. Prepare 1 of big potato small diced.
3. It's 1 tablespoon of Roasted peanuts.
4. You need 2 of green chillies.
5. You need 1 of bayleaf.
6. It's 2 of red dry chilli's.
7. Prepare 3 of green cardamom.
8. You need 2 cloves (1 inch) of Cinnamon.
9. You need 1 tsp of Ginger paste or grated.
10. You need 1 tsp of Turmeric powder.
11. You need 1/2 tbsp of red chilli powder (optional).
12. You need to taste of Salt.
13. It's 1 tsp of Mustard oil.
14. You need 1 tbsp of Pure ghee or clarified butter.
15. Prepare 1 tbsp of Cumin powder.
16. You need 2 tbsp of Dhaniya powder.
17. Prepare 1/2 tbsn of Sugar.
18. It's 1/2 tbsn of Garam masala.

Banana blossom is nothing but the inflorescence of banana tree. • Remove the curry from the flame, add chopped coriander and serve hot with roti, chapati or as a side dish. To cook the banana blossom/plantain flower, drain the water from the florets. Mochar Ghonto is a dry curry recipe and is often served along with steaming hot rice and ghee. Prep the banana blossoms, grind a basic Bengali garam masala and make the curry using potato, chickpeas and coconut milk.

Banana blossom curry step by step

1. Peel and washed banana flower and remove the florets..
2. In each footate remove the longest string like a match sticks with a round head..
3. Now cut into thinely Chopped.
4. Soak in Turmeric and salty water..
5. Pressure cook for 2 whistle..
6. Gently mashed with hand or laddle..
7. Heat the oil in a pan.add cumin seeds, cardamom,clove and cinnamon..
8. Add dry red chilli, bayleaf, saute it.
9. Add ginger and green chillies..
10. Add potato fry till golden brown..
11. Add all dry spices, salt, sugar and stirr well.
12. Nicely cook for a minute. Now add little water and cover the lid..
13. Lid.when potatoes cook very well open the lid..
14. Now add the mashed Banana blossom or flower to the pan..
15. Stirring well..
16. When all water will be evaporated and Banana flower will look dry..
17. Add salt.
18. Add grated coconut and mix it very well..
19. Cook for 3-4 minutes more..
20. Add garam masala and ghee..
21. Stirr and cook it medium flame..
22. Ready to serve.
23. Now serve hot curry with steam rice..

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