Recipe: Delicious Banana flower ghanto (mocha ghanto)(pure veg)

Banana flower ghanto (mocha ghanto)(pure veg). 'Mocha' in Bengali means Plantain flowers or Banana blossoms. Plantain Flowers have amazing health benefits. They are high source of vitamins and minerals and also helps to prevent infections.

Banana flowers have amazing health benefits as they are loaded with protein, fibre, calcium, iron and minerals like phosphorus, copper and potassium. For Mochar Ghonto, boiled banana florets and potatoes are cooked along with coconut and spices. Mochar Ghonto is usually quite dry and tastes best with steamed rice and dal. You can cook Banana flower ghanto (mocha ghanto)(pure veg) using 19 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Banana flower ghanto (mocha ghanto)(pure veg)

1. It's 2 of banana flower (mocha).
2. You need 2 of potatoes.
3. It's 1/2 of coconut.
4. You need 8 of chilli paste.
5. It's 4 of slitted green chillies.
6. You need 2 tsp of ginger paste.
7. You need As per taste of salt.
8. Prepare 1&1/2 tsp of turmeric.
9. You need 2 tsp of kashmiri red chilli powder.
10. It's 1/3 tsp of garam masala powder.
11. Prepare 2 of dry red chillies.
12. You need 4 of bay leaves.
13. Prepare 2 of cardamom.
14. Prepare 1 tsp of Cumin seeds.
15. You need 1 tbsp of cumin powder or paste.
16. Prepare 1 cup of chickpeas (soaked in water and then boiled adding salt).
17. It's 1 tsp of sugar.
18. It's 1/2 tbsp of ghee.
19. Prepare 2/3 cup of mustard oil.

Mocha has a very distinctive taste that can't be compared with any other vegetable which is why this mochar ghonto is way too unique in the true sense. The banana flower is a large, dark purple-red blossom that grows from the end of a bunch of bananas. Its leaves snugly enclose delicate, sweetly scented flowers. The banana flower is treated in several Asian and tropical cuisines as a vegetable.

Banana flower ghanto (mocha ghanto)(pure veg) instructions

1. Chop banana flower. Soak into water overnight. Then boil for 15 minutes and drain water,let it cool and then drain out maximum water smashing by hand. Cut potatoes into small pieces. Add oil in a pan. Fry potatoes adding salt and turneric powder. Keep aside..
2. Add dry red chillies, bay leaves, cumin seeds and cardamom into oil. Saute for 30 seconds. Add ginger, chilli paste. Saute for 1. Grate coconut. Add chickpeas and after 1 minute add coconut Into oil..
3. Cook well. Add potatoes and banana flower. Add salt, turneric,red chilli powder. Cook well in low flame using lid and stirring in between. Add sugar and cumin powder, slitted green chillies. Cook well. Small some potato pieces..
4. Add 1/2 glass of water. Cook in medium and low flame using lid and stirring in between till water will evaporate. Add garam masala powder and ghee. Serve with hot rice or roti..

It is known in Japan as banana no tsubomi, in Thailand as dok kluai, in Indonesia as jantung pisang, in China as shang chao fua, in Sri Lanka as kehel. Side Dish - Banana Flowers With Flattened Rice/Mocha-Chirer Ghanto. Hi Friends, Today I am posting a very simple side dish recipe made with banana flowers and flattened rice. It is an authentic Bengali recipe, very popular in Bengal. It is a veg.dish (without onion and garlic) and takes few minutes to prepare.