RAW BANANA (PLANTAIN) CURRY

Usually most of us hardly love plaintain curry and try to evade it, at least this is the senerio I get to see at my home whenever I think of cooking this vegetable. But koftas made up of raw bananas are a great hit everywhere. So along with nutrition, it gives tastes as well.

METHOD

Raw banana (Plantain)-2 (boiled)

Potato-2+1(2 boiled, 1 cut into cubes)

Cornflour-2 tbsp

Refined flour (maida)-3 tbsp

Egg-1

Onion-2 

Garlic-6-7

Ginger paste-1 tsp

Green chilli-2, chopped

Salt and sugar as per taste

Tomato puree-1/2 cup
Curd-1 tbsp

Cumin powder-1 tsp

Red chilli powder-1/2 tsp

Garam masala (whole)-Cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and bayleaf

Cumin seeds (jeera)-1/2 tsp

Refined oil for frying koftas and making the gravy.

METHOD

Mash boiled raw banana and potato together. Add little garlic paste, salt, green chilli, red chilli powder, cornflour, maida and egg to it. Make round shaped tikki/ koftas out of the mixture and deep fry them. Now for the gravy, take oil in a pan, add garam masala, jeera and bayleaf as tempering. Add cubed potato and fry a little, keep aside. Put chopped onion, ginger garlic paste and fry well. Then go on adding tomato puree, cumin powder, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and beaten curd. Fry the masala well, add the fried potatoes as well and pour required water for the gravy. Add the seasonings. Put the fried tikkis or koftas. Shimmer a little and serve hot with steamed rice or chapati.