Recipe: Appetizing Banana Blossoms Curry With Prawns/Chingri Mach diye Mochar Ghonto

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It is an age-old traditional Indian recipe.

The word "Mocha" does not relate to coffee in Bengali.

Rather, it is the blossom of banana, which grows in plenty all.

You can have Banana Blossoms Curry With Prawns/Chingri Mach diye Mochar Ghonto using 16 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Banana Blossoms Curry With Prawns/Chingri Mach diye Mochar Ghonto

  1. It’s of Banana blossom/mocha finly chopped.

  2. It’s of Prwan medium size/chingri Maach.

  3. You need of Potato medium size.

  4. You need of Chopped Tomato.

  5. It’s of Mustard oil.

  6. Prepare of Cumin seeds.

  7. It’s of Red chilli whole.

  8. It’s of Some spices like cardamom 2-3, clove3-4, cinemon 1, bay leaves 3-4.

  9. It’s of Salt.

  10. It’s of Sugar.

  11. It’s of Ginger paste.

  12. It’s of Cumin powder.

  13. Prepare of Red chilli powder.

  14. It’s of Turmeric powder.

  15. Prepare of Garam masala.

  16. It’s of Ghee.

Mochar Ghonto (Banana Blossom Curry) Banana Blossom / Flower has a lot of health benefits as it contains vitamins and minerals.

So let me share a traditional and an authentic Bengali recipe called 'Mochar Ghonto', where the banana blossom/flower is cooked with potato, boiled chickpeas and coconut into a delicious curry.

Heat oil in a non stick pan and pour the mixture and cook it till it becomes dry.

Something about banana blossom or Mocha.

Banana Blossoms Curry With Prawns/Chingri Mach diye Mochar Ghonto step by step

  1. Deep the finely chopped banana blossoms in salted for 30 min..

  2. After that boiled this,drained out all the water and wash for two or three times..

  3. Marinated the prawns with little bit of salt and turmeric and keep it for 5 min..

  4. Heat oil in a pan add 1 tbsp mustard oil and add prawns and fried well and keep it aside..

  5. Then add remaining oil in a same pan and add cumin seeds, red chilli whole, bay leaves and some spices and saute till the fragrent..

  6. Add potato and fried well. Add ginger paste and cumin powder, red chilli powder, salt and turmeric powder and little bit of water and saute..

  7. Add tomato and cover and cook it almost 2-3 min..

  8. Then add sugar and add banana blossoms and mixed it very well..

  9. Add prawns and mixed. Fried all the items on full flame..

  10. Cover and cook it 6-7 min. Then add little bit of water and fried it..

  11. Again cover and cook it 5-6 min..

  12. Add garam masala powder and ghee and serve hot with boiled rice..

Mocha pronounced as Mo Cha, Cha as in Chair in Bengali.

Flowers of banana also known as banana blossom grows at the end of stem holding many bananas.

The male flowers are enclosed in the layers called as bracts which are generally discarded while cooking the mochar Ghonto.

Stir fried banana blossoms with shrimps.

Chingri diya mochar ghonto, an ambrosial dish from Bengali cuisine.