Mochaar Ghanta (Banana Flowers) Bangladeshi

Name: Mochaar Ghanta (Banana Flowers) Bangladeshi
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 500 gm Gms Chopped Mochas (chopped mochas); 250 gm Potatoes (fried); 1 cup Onion Paste; 2 tsp Garlic Paste; 4 tsp Ginger Paste; 2 cup Tomato Paste; 2 tsp Turmeric Powder; 2 tsp Cumin Powder; 4 tsp Coriander Powder; 1 tsp red chili powder; 2 tsp Coconut Paste; 1 tsp Garam Masala; 3-4 leaves Bay Leaves (bay); 2-4 Whole Red Chilli; 4-6 clove Clove; 2-3 Black Cardamom; 2 stick Cinnamon; 4 -5 Green Chillies (slits); 1-2 tsp Salt (or as per taste); Oil (as required); 2 tbsp Desi Ghee

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About Mochaar Ghanta (Banana Flowers) Bangladeshi

Mochaa means banana flowers. It has maximum iron. After growing banana the flowers remain. Those who know the taste of mochaa they cut the flowers and cook. There are so many recipes with mochas. This is one of the same from Bangladeshi. Banana flowers cutting and chopping is a great art.

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Recipe Time & More

Prep Time20 minutes mins

Cook Time20 minutes mins

Total Time40 minutes mins

Served AsDinner Lunch

Recipe TasteSalty Sour Spicy Sweet Tangy

Servings - 5

Ingredients

▢ 500 gm Gms Chopped Mochas chopped mochas
▢ 250 gm Potatoes fried
▢ 1 cup Onion Paste
▢ 2 tsp Garlic Paste
▢ 4 tsp Ginger Paste
▢ 2 cup Tomato Paste
▢ 2 tsp Turmeric Powder
▢ 2 tsp Cumin Powder
▢ 4 tsp Coriander Powder
▢ 1 tsp red chili powder
▢ 2 tsp Coconut Paste
▢ 1 tsp Garam Masala
▢ 3-4 leaves Bay Leaves bay
▢ 2-4 Whole Red Chilli
▢ 4-6 clove Clove
▢ 2-3 Black Cardamom
▢ 2 stick Cinnamon
▢ 4 -5 Green Chillies slits
▢ 1-2 tsp Salt or as per taste
▢ Oil as required
▢ 2 tbsp Desi Ghee

Instructions

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Chopped banana flowers and boil with little salt. Then strain water and keep aside.
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Cut potatoes in a cubical sizes and fry. Then keep aside.
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Take a deep frying pan add oil. Heat then add bay leaves, whole red chilli, whole cinnamon stick, cloves, black cardamom.
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Add onion paste, ginger garlic paste, when become brown then add tomato paste, salt, red chilli powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, coconut paste, slits green chilli. Mix well. Add boiled banana flowers. Cover with lid.
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Cook and fry water will dehydrate. Add fried potatoes, garam masala and ghee. Ready to serve with steam rice/ Roti/ paratha.

Recipe Notes

Banana flowers cutting and chopping is very hard and difficult. That’s why people avoid to cook. But after cook It is very tasteful.

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5 Comments

PREM AGARWAL

October 16, 2021 / 1:10 pm Log in to Reply

Looks so yummy! Excited to make it.
Natasha Gakhar

September 18, 2021 / 6:01 pm Log in to Reply

Absolutely mouthwatering! Thanks for sharing.
Emily Sutton

September 7, 2020 / 9:19 pm Log in to Reply

I’m thrilled to try this recipe!
Kirti Misra

October 25, 2016 / 12:00 am Log in to Reply

Awesome Recipe!!
Vrn Sgh

June 1, 2016 / 5:27 pm Log in to Reply

This looks so inviting! Thank you.