Recipe: Appetizing Banana flower(mocha)kofta curry

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People from Bengal are very health conscious and they try to include health benefitting fruits and vegetables in their daily diet. Mocha or banana flower has the highest content of iron and thus it is recommended to children and women specially. Kola means banana and mocha is flowers of banana. You can have Banana flower(mocha)kofta curry using 19 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Banana flower(mocha)kofta curry

1. It's of Chopped banana flower.
2. It's of Chana dal paste.
3. Prepare of Ginger paste.
4. It's of Tomato paste.
5. It's of Green chili paste.
6. It's of Turmeric powder.
7. You need of Cumin powder.
8. You need of Coriander powder.
9. You need of Garam masala powder.
10. Prepare of Cumin seeds.
11. You need of Bay leaf.
12. Prepare of Curd.
13. It's of Whole red chilli.
14. It's of chopped coriander leaves.
15. You need of Salt/sugar.
16. You need of Ghee &mustard oil.
17. It's of Chopped green chili.
18. You need of Garam flour.
19. It's of Refined oil for fry kofta.

Yes, it is a popular vegetable in West Bengal and Bangladesh. Banana flower curry is one of the most favorite Bengali dishes of me like many others too. Though it is not just one flower. After ' Niramish Mochar Kofta Curry ', it is time for another version of banana blossom fried ball curry with a twist.

Banana flower(mocha)kofta curry step by step

1. At first boil chopped banana flower, strain it. Now add 2tbsp chana dal paste,turmeric powder,salt,ginger &green chili paste,cumin powder,garam masala powder. Mixed well..
2. Now make kofta balls and coat with garam flour,then fry kofta in refined oil..
3. For make gravy, in a pan add mustard oil,bay leaves,cumin seeds,whole red chili,fry for few mints. Now add ginger &green chili &tomato paste, cook for 1mints.Then add salt & turmeric powder & cumin & coriander powder,mixed well and cook for 2mints. Then add curd and mixed in low flame. Now add water and fried kofta balls. Cover it and cook for 5mints. Atlast add garam masala &1tbsp ghee. cover it for at least 3/4 mints then serve it..

This time I used chicken keema while making the koftas. In the vegetarian version it is difficult to shape the koftas. Infact you would not be able to make round balls and you have to make the koftas in the shape of a patty. 'Mocha Ghonto' or stirfried banana flower is a common dish in each and every Bengali household. But this recipe I came to know from my great Grand Ma, she cooked this dish very efficiently and still today it is memorable to all of us, the very traditional and exceptional dish of kofta curry made with banana blossom and shrimp. A mouth watery, very delectable dish from my Grand Ma's kitchen is.