Vazhaikaai Kofta~Green Banana Koftas Delicacy

So today everyone in our family woke up at 7:30! or should i say slept till 7:30 !
We were out of fresh veggies and after my mum saw me sleep walking and my dad reading the THE HINDU as if he is preparing for bank entrance exam - Dear appa u passed ur bank exam 30 years ago and you are gonna retire in 3 years :)):D  so anyways back to the story , my Maa decided to make something with a plantain & an onion and two tomatoes. She worked her magic to make this awesome VAZHAIKAAI KOFTHA- Green Banana Kofta!
 

Spicy Green Banana Koftas*

Another easy to prepare recipe KISS (Keep It Simple Silly) recipe

Ingredients

1 Raw green banana

1 Onion finely chopped

2 Tomatoes finely chopped

½ Spoon chilli powder

Garam masala powder

Salt as per requirement

Spices- 1 bay leaf, 3-4 cloves and a small piece of cinnamon

Optional – garlic and ginger minced

For the Kofta

1. Cut the green banana in half and pressure cook for 10 minutes
2. Peel the banana’s thick skin off (my inner voice says there goes all the fiber content *sigh* Oh well you can’t have it all)
3. Mash the boiled banana pulp with few sprinkling of salt, 
4. Optional: You can also add a pinch of Garam masala to the mashed banana pulp
5. Now make small to medium sized ball 
6. Shallow fry over low heat

Your koftas are ready.

For the gravy

1. Heat a thick pan
2. Add a spoon of oil
3. Add the spices and onion and fry till the onions turn golden brown
4. Add the mined ginger and garlic and sauté for 2 minutes in low flame
5. Add the finely chopped tomatoes and fry
6. Add ½ spoon of chilli powder, a pinch of garam masala and fry till the tomatoes are done  
7. Add the fried banana  koftas  and gently mix until the koftas are covered in gravy  
8. Let it simmer for about 2 minutes, remove from flame and serve with chapathi or rice 

Ensssssooi your Green Banana Kofta!

 

*P.S. Sorry about the poor quality photograph! I am still recovering and hence terribly disoriented

Happy weekend Everyone! :)