Amazing health benefits of banana flowers. Both South Asian and South East Asian use banana flowers as a vegetable. They use either raw or steamed with dips. They also use those in soups, curries and fried foods. The whole banana tree is beneficiary to us, starting from stem, leaf, and banana. This is good for Anaemia, ulcers, diabetics,lactating mothers, constipation, high blood pressure and strengthens uterus.
In bengali it is call 'Mocha' There is also an art how to cut and how to use the flowers. Outer tough purple cover should be removed and inner also there like a match stick in every petal should be removed. Another hard membrane also should be removed then chopped with knife. Apply oil in your to avoid the stain. Two types of banana trees Raw banana ripe banana. Raw banana flowers are little bitter so it should boil with salt and turmeric powder. Then squeeze the extra water.
Banana flowers should be chopped fresh. Purple cover of the flowers should be removed.
Chopped the flowers and marinate with lemon juice and soaked in saltwater for a few minutes.
Now take a frying pan add 1 tbsp oil, add chopped onion, chopped ginger garlic. Stir continuously until light brown. Then add chopped squeezed banana flowers, turmeric powder chilli powder, tomato puree,, cumin powder, coriander powder close the lid.
After 10 minutes open the lid stir and add green peas, garam masala and clarified butter. Let it cool. Remove the bread edges and sprinkle with little water. Fill with the cooked flowers.
Deep fry the chop both sides brown.
Serve with chutney or sauce.
Notes
Without chop only cooked banana flowers also can be serve with steam rice/ Chapati/paratha/puri.