How to Make Appetizing Mochar paturi(banana blossom paturi)

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Mochar paturi(banana blossom paturi). Clean the mocha so that you have individual banana blossoms with their calyx and pistil removed. Strain and throw away the water. Set the mocha aside to cool slightly.

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Mocha'r paturi recipe: An easy recipe with mocha or banana flower marinated with mustard paste, coconut and green chillies, and roasted slowly on a tawa or kadai, or even in an oven.

It's basically mochar cutlet as we Bengalis generally identify the chop as dipped in a gram flour batter before frying it in oil.

You can have Mochar paturi(banana blossom paturi) using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Mochar paturi(banana blossom paturi)

  1. It’s 1 of mocha.

  2. You need 1/2 cup of coconut paste.

  3. You need 1 1/2 tbsp of mustard seeds paste.

  4. Prepare 2 tbsp of poppy seeds paste.

  5. It’s 4 tbsp of mustard oil.

  6. You need 1/2 tsp of ginger paste.

  7. It’s 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder.

  8. Prepare to taste of Salt & sugar.

  9. Prepare 1 of red chilli.

  10. Prepare 1/4 tsp of kalongji.

And whereas, the cutlet is nicely coated in breadcrumbs before deep frying in oil and this mochar chop is following the later one.

Mocha is basically Banana Blossom or banana flower.

The magnesium in the banana blossom makes it a 'happy' flower as it is believed to reduce anxiety and alleviate your mood.

The 'Mochar Ghonto' is a traditional Bengali preparation, where the banana flowers are cooked along with potato and aromatic spices.

Mochar paturi(banana blossom paturi) step by step

  1. Soak overnight in water after adding ½ teaspoon each salt & turmeric..

  2. Boil the mocha with plain water. Discard the water once the mocha softens..

  3. Grind 1½ tablespoons of black mustard with 4 green chillies & ½ inches Ginger,to a smooth paste. Grate ½ cup coconut and make a paste & keep aside.

Mix together the mustard paste, grated coconut,2 tbsp poppy seeds paste, ½ teaspoon turmeric powder, 1 tablespoon mustard oil, 1 teaspoon sugar & salt to taste..

  1. Apply this paste to the mocha evenly & leave it to marinate for 1 hour..

  2. Heat 3 tablespoon of mustard oil till it smokes.Add 1 dry red chilli & kalongji.

  3. Add marinated mocha,cover with a lid & slow cook on low heat for approx 10 minutes..

  4. Starts showing brown than off the gas.cover with a lid again 5 minutes..

  5. Enjoy this dish with steamed rice….

Mochar Ghonto is a dry curry recipe and is often served along with steaming hot rice and ghee.

Mocha(in Bengali) is nothing but banana blossom/flower.

It is dark purple-red in color, grows from the end of a bunch of bananas.. (shrimp) diye Mochar Ghonto-which taste just awesome or Mochar Paturi (spiced up mocha wrapped in banana leaf and steamed) and not to forget, Mochar Chop(fritter/pakora with banana .

ABOUT Banana blossom - Raw Banana Patties RECIPE.

The flower, which may also be called banana blossom, grows on the end of the stem holding a cluster of bananas.