MOCHA GHONTO

Ingredients :

• Banana Flower (Mocha) ~   1 no.
• Potato Large (Alu)          ~   4 nos. cut into small cubes
• Wheat Flour (Ata)           ~   1 teaspoon
• Dry Red Chillie               ~   3 nos.

  (Shukno Lanka)

• Ginger (Ada)                 ~   1 ½ inches ground to a fine paste
• Cumin Seed                  ~   ½ teaspoon

 (Sada Jeera Gota)

• Cumin Powder              ~   2 teaspoons

  (Jeera Guro)

• Red Chillie Powder       ~   1 teaspoon

  (Guro Lanka)

• Turmeric Powder           ~   1/2 teaspoon

  (Guro Halud)

• Garam Masala Powder  ~   1/2 teaspoon
• Coconut (Narikel)          ~   ½ no. grated
• Sugar                             ~   2 teaspoons
• Mustard Oil                    ~   4 teaspoons

  (Sorsher Tel)

• Pure Ghee                    ~   2 teaspoons
• Salt                               ~   to taste

Method Of Preparation :

• Remove the hard cover of the banana flower and take out the bunch of flowers from every fold. From each of the flower remove the hard stem and the white covering at the base. When almost the middle is reached and the hard cover cannot be removed any further, wash the flowers and the middle portion of the banana flower and cut into small fine pieces.
• Take a pressure cooker and cook the banana flower with 4 cups of water for 7 to 8 minutes. Open the pressure cooker immediately after releasing the steam pressure.
• Drain out the water from the banana flower.
• Heat oil in a frying pan and fry the whole red chillies and cumin seeds.
• Add the potato and fry till it turns reddish.
• Add ginger paste, cumin powder, turmeric powder, red chillie powder and fry, stirring continuously till the mixture attains a brown colour.
• Add the banana flower, grated coconut, sugar and salt and blend well with the masala mixture.
• Add 2  cups of water and cook for 5 to 6 minutes.
• Add ghee, gram masala and ata and mix thoroughly till a thick, dry consistency is reached
• Your MOCHA GHONTO is ready to be served.

***  ENJOY  ***