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The 'Mochar Ghonto' is a traditional Bengali preparation, where the banana flowers are cooked along with potato and aromatic spices. Mochar Ghonto is a dry curry recipe and is often served along with steaming hot rice and ghee. If you like this recipe, you can also try other Bengali recipes such as Mochar Ghonto is a #bengali vegetarian dish with banana blossoms. It is an age-old traditional Indian recipe.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook mochar ghonto (banana blossom curry - bengali style) using 22 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Mochar Ghonto (Banana Blossom Curry - Bengali Style):
- Get 2 banana blossom, cleaned and chopped finely
- Prepare 1 potato cubed
- Take 1/2 cup black chana (chickpeas), boiled
- Prepare 1/2 cup grated fresh coconut
- Make ready 3 tbsp. mustard oil
- Make ready 2 bay leaves
- Take 2 dry red chilies
- Make ready 1/2 tsp. cumin seeds
- Prepare 1" cinnamon
- Prepare 2 green cardamoms
- Prepare 4 cloves
- Prepare 1 onion chopped
- Prepare 1 tsp. ginger-garlic paste
- Make ready 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
- Prepare 1/2 tsp. red chilli powder
- Take 1 tsp. roasted coriander-cumin powder
- Get 1/2 tsp. garam masala powder
- Get to taste salt
- Prepare 2 green chilies slit
- Make ready 1 tsp. atta (whole wheat flour) mixed with 1/4 cup water
- Take 1 tsp. ghee (clarified butter)
- Take 1 tsp. fresh grated coconut and green chilies to garnish (opt)
And the mocha or the banana blossom was something that occupied prime real estate in the Bengali vegetarian menu. Mochar Ghonto is a dry veg dish made with the Banana blossom/flower, and is popularly served as part of festive cuisine, on special occasions, weddings, etc. This version is free of onion and garlic, and is great for satvik cooking. Now, how to make Banana Blossom Curry (Mochar Ghonto): First sprinkle a little water on the mustard seeds and sugar & then paste it properly.
Steps to make Mochar Ghonto (Banana Blossom Curry - Bengali Style):
- 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.
- Heat 1 tsp. oil in non-stick pan and fry the coconut till golden in colour. Keep aside. Heat 1 tbsp. oil and fry the potatoes till light brown. keep aside.
- Heat remaining oil and temper with bay leaves, dry red chilies, cumin seeds, cinnamon, cardamoms and cloves. Saute for a few seconds till the spluttering stops.
- Add the onion and fry till light brown. Now add the ginger-garlic paste and all the dry spices (except salt and garam masala powder) mixed with little water to form a paste.
- Saute on a low flame till oil separates. Add the boiled banana blossom, green chilies, fried potatoes and boiled black chickpeas. Saute till the moisture dries up. Sprinkle some water and continue to cook for another 5-7 minutes.
- Now add the flour paste and combine well. Cook for a further 1-2 minutes. When done, add the ghee, fried coconut and the garam masala.
- Give it a mix and garnish with green chilies and coriander leaves. Serve either with plain steamed rice or any Indian bread.
This version is free of onion and garlic, and is great for satvik cooking. Now, how to make Banana Blossom Curry (Mochar Ghonto): First sprinkle a little water on the mustard seeds and sugar & then paste it properly. Take small Cardamom, Cloves & Cinnamon separately and grind them together. Now mix the milk with the coconut paste. Mocha is known as Banana flower or Banana Blossom.
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