Recipe: Appetizing Mochar Ghonto (Banana Blossom Curry - Bengali Style)

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Mochar Ghonto (Banana Blossom Curry - Bengali Style). #mocharghonto #bananaflowercurry #BongBawarchi Mochar Ghonto Recipe - Traditional Banana Blossom Curry - Bengali Vegetarian Recipe with Banana Flower 'Mocha'. 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.

Like all Bengali vegetarian dishes, Mochar ghonto too is pure veg recipe sans any onions or garlic.

Even though it can gleefully accommodate prawns or shrimps, only the small ones but.

Mochar Ghonto or Banana Flower or Blossom Curry is another traditional Bengali preparation which is disappearing from our pantry these days.

You can cook Mochar Ghonto (Banana Blossom Curry - Bengali Style) using 22 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Mochar Ghonto (Banana Blossom Curry - Bengali Style)

1. Prepare of banana blossom, cleaned and chopped finely.

2. You need of potato cubed.

3. It’s of black chana (chickpeas), boiled.

4. You need of grated fresh coconut.

5. It’s of mustard oil.

6. Prepare of bay leaves.

7. It’s of dry red chilies.

8. Prepare of cumin seeds.

9. It’s of cinnamon.

10. Prepare of green cardamoms.

11. It’s of cloves.

12. It’s of onion chopped.

13. It’s of ginger-garlic paste.

14. You need of turmeric powder.

15. Prepare of red chilli powder.

16. You need of roasted coriander-cumin powder.

17. You need of garam masala powder.

18. You need of salt.

19. Prepare of green chilies slit.

20. Prepare of atta (whole wheat flour) mixed with 1/4 cup water.

21. You need of ghee (clarified butter).

22. You need of fresh grated coconut and green chilies to garnish (opt).

This Mochar Ghonto aka Banana Flower Curry recipe belongs to my Granny's Kitchen.

Mochar Ghonto, in Bengali 'Mochar' means 'banana blossom' & 'Ghonto' is roughly a 'mashed stir fry'.

Prepping banana blossoms is a labourious activity, but it is worth every bead of sweat.

This recipe is our take on the famous Bengali delicacy.

Mochar Ghonto (Banana Blossom Curry - Bengali Style) step by step

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. 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..

3. 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..

4. 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..

5. 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..

6. 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..

7. Give it a mix and garnish with green chilies and coriander leaves. Serve either with plain steamed rice or any Indian bread..

Follow our recipe as is and keep it simple.

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