Mochar Ghonto (Banana Blossom Curry)
Mochar Ghonto (Banana Blossom Curry)

Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, mochar ghonto (banana blossom curry). One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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 To begin making the Mochar Ghonto recipe, we will first clean the banana blossom/plantain flower. Oil your hands and start working with the. #mocharghonto #bananaflowercurry #BongBawarchi Mochar Ghonto Recipe - Traditional Banana Blossom Curry - Bengali Vegetarian Recipe with Banana Flower 'Mocha'.

Mochar Ghonto (Banana Blossom Curry) is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Mochar Ghonto (Banana Blossom Curry) is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook mochar ghonto (banana blossom curry) using 21 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Mochar Ghonto (Banana Blossom Curry):
  1. Take 1 medium size banana blossom, cleaned and chopped finely
  2. Make ready 1 potato, cubed
  3. Get 1/2 cup boiled white / black chana (chickpeas)
  4. Get 2-3 tbsp grated fresh coconut
  5. Get 2-3 tbsp mustard oil
  6. Take 2 bay leaves
  7. Get 2 dry red chilies
  8. Take 1 tsp cumin seeds
  9. Prepare 1 " cinnamon
  10. Take 2-3 green cardamoms
  11. Make ready 4-5 cloves
  12. Make ready 1 tsp ginger paste
  13. Get 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
  14. Prepare 1 tsp red chilli powder
  15. Make ready 1 tsp roasted cumin powder
  16. Get 1/2 tsp garam masala powder
  17. Make ready 1 tsp sugar (opt)
  18. Make ready to taste salt
  19. Take 2 green chilies, slit
  20. Get 1 tsp atta (whole wheat flour) mixed with 1/4 cup water
  21. Prepare 1 tsp ghee

Mochar Ghonto or Banana Flower or Blossom Curry is another traditional Bengali preparation which is disappearing from our pantry these days. When they start to crackle add pre-cooked banana flowers and mix well. Sprinkle turmeric powder, red chilli powder, cumin powder and give it a good stir. Mochar ghonto or banana blossom stir fry is unanimously the star of any lunch menu, yet it is so elusive.

Instructions to make Mochar Ghonto (Banana Blossom Curry):
  1. First I recommend you to put on disposable gloves as the iron content in these flowers will discolour your nails & fingers. Then peel the layers of the banana blossom & remove the florets. Then from each floret discard a thick stamen from the centre & the outer cover. This is pretty time consuming so just be patient as the end result is really yummy.
  2. 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.
  3. Dry roast the coconut till golden in colour. Keep aside.
  4. Heat oil in a pan & temper with cumin seeds, bay leaves, whole dry red chilies, cinnamon, cardamoms and cloves.
  5. Add the potatoes and stir fry till light brown.
  6. Add the ginger paste and all the dry spices (except garam masala powder) mixed with some water. Saute till the oil separates.
  7. Add the boiled banana blossom and green chilies. Saute for 2- minutes. Sprinkle some water and cook, covered on a low flame.
  8. When almost done, add the boiled chickpeas, sauteed coconut and flour paste. Mix everything well and cook for a further 2 minutes.
  9. When done, add garam masala powder & ghee. Give it a stir and switch the flame.
  10. Serve with hot steamed rice or chapatis.

Mochar ghonto can be prepared in both veg and non-veg ways. Some like it with shrimps including me, others use simply coconut and desi chickpea or chola (kala chana). So I found the easiest way to cook it as it brings out the good flavors. The easiest way is you can get the canned mocha. It is available in any Chinese grocery store labelled as Banana Blossom in Water or Brine.

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