Hello everybody, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, mochar ghonto (bengali style banana blossoms curry). It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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 Growing up in Kolkata and later Shillong, I grew up in places where bananas grew in abundance. And the mocha or the banana blossom was something that occupied prime real estate in the Bengali vegetarian menu.

Mochar Ghonto (Bengali style Banana blossoms curry) is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Mochar Ghonto (Bengali style Banana blossoms curry) is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook mochar ghonto (bengali style banana blossoms curry) using 16 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Mochar Ghonto (Bengali style Banana blossoms curry):

1. Prepare 1 Mocha or Banana blossom
2. Get 1 Potato cubes
3. Make ready 1 Dry red chilli
4. Make ready Pinch Turmeric powder
5. Get 1 tsp Cumin powder
6. Prepare 1 tsp Garam masala powder
7. Make ready 1 tsp Curd
8. Make ready 1 tsp Tomato
9. Take 1 Ginger Sliced
10. Get 1/2 cup Coconut, chopped
11. Prepare As per taste Sugar and salt
12. Take As required Mustard oil
13. Prepare For tempering:
14. Get 2 Green Cardamom
15. Take 1 Bay leaf
16. Take 1 Cinnamon stick

The best-tasting banana flowers are from those Banana trees which yield sweet bananas on developing. 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.

Steps to make Mochar Ghonto (Bengali style Banana blossoms curry):

1. First, the crucial step is peeling off the blossoms. First, rub some oil on the hand. Then peel off the layer and cut out the floret. Chop them and soak then in the water. Add turmeric powder in the water and soak it overnight.
2. Next morning drain out the water. Put the chopped mocha in the pressure cooker. Also, add the potatoes and pressure cook it for 2 whistles. Take it out and let it cool.
3. Now take the tomato, ginger and chop them. Put them in a grinder. Add the chopped coconut. Blend into a smooth paste. Also, add the red chilli in it.
4. Take a pan. Add mustard oil. Put the bay leaf, green cardamom and cinnamon sticks. As flavour comes out, add the potatoes.
5. After few minutes of tossing, add the mocha.
6. Saute them for a while. Add the masala paste of tomato, ginger and coconut. Mix them. Cover it for few minutes.
7. Add salt, turmeric powder and cumin powder. Cook for few minutes more.
8. Add curd and mix it.
9. Add water as much needed. Add the garam masala powder, cook it for few more minutes then transfer to a bowl and serve hot.

Take small Cardamom, Cloves & Cinnamon separately and grind them together. Now mix the milk with the coconut paste. Mochar ghonto is a traditional Bengali recipe which is really tasty and healthy dish but it is not easy to prepare. t is a perfect recipe for entertaining. It goes wonderfully with any rice. Massage your palm with a few drops of edible oil to avoid stickiness.

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