Kanchakola Or Plantain Kofta Curry

Name: Kanchakolar Kofta Curry
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: North Indian
Ingredients: Kanchakola Or Plantain 1 large; Potato 2 medium size; Onion, chopped 1/2 cup; Green chili, chopped as per taste; Bhaja Masala 2 tablespoons; Salt & sugar as per taste; Bengal Gram Flour or Besan 1/2 cup or as required to make a firm dough.; Vegetable oil for shallow fry; Cumin seeds 1 teaspoon; Coriander seeds 1 teaspoon; Whole red chili 1; Potato 1 medium size cut into cubes; Onion 1 medium size boiled and blended; Ginger garlic paste 2 teaspoons; Tomato 1 large size boiled and blended; Cumin Powder 1 teaspoon; Coriander powder 1 teaspoon; Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon; Red chili powder 1 teaspoon or to taste; Salt and sugar as per taste; Cumin seeds 1 teaspoon; Bay leaf 1 large; Garam masala powder 1/2 teaspoon; Vegetable oil 2 tablespoons; Ghee 1 tablespoon

Vegetable Curry
Jun 16, 2017
Moumita Ghosh
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Raw Banana is not edible without cooking. And there are not that much variety of cooking Raw banana in Indian cuisine. A few dishes are made with this fruit, such as chips, curry, cutlets or fritters. This plantain has less sugar & more starch than normal banana .

Few years back I shared "Kanchakolar/Plantain Shammi Kabab. Today I am going to share another recipe of Plantain, which will make this not so favourite fruit more delicious.I adopted this recipe from my Mother-In-law, who makes me to love Kanchakola by her cooking "Kanchakolar Kofta". This is a very famous & authentic Bengali recipe too.

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Yields

4 serving(s)

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Time

Preperation
45 Minutes

Cooking
30 Minutes

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Cooking Level
Medium

Meal Type
Lunch

Cuisine
North Indian

Ingredients of Kanchakolar Kofta Curry

Kanchakola Or Plantain 1 large
Potato 2 medium size
Onion, chopped 1/2 cup
Green chili, chopped as per taste
Bhaja Masala 2 tablespoons
Salt & sugar as per taste
Bengal Gram Flour or Besan 1/2 cup or as required to make a firm dough.
Vegetable oil for shallow fry

For Bhaja Masala :

Cumin seeds 1 teaspoon
Coriander seeds 1 teaspoon
Whole red chili 1

For Gravy :

Directions to make Kanchakolar Kofta Curry in steps

Steps

Making the Koftas :
- Cut the whole Raw Banana from the middle, without peeling the skin, pressure cook the Raw Banana & Potato up to 2 whistles, and keep aside the pressure cooker for 15 minutes.
- After 15 minutes open the pressure cooker, take the boiled banana & potatoes from the cooker and keep aside to cook down completely.
- In the meantime make the "Bhaja Masala" by dry roasting Cumin Seeds, Coriander seeds & Whole red chili, and ground them to make a coarse powder, keep aside. Now peel the skin of the banana & potato, & into a large bowl mash them without leaving any lumps.
- In the same bowl, add chopped onion, chili, salt, sugar, bhaja masala and mix well. Now add Besan, but do not add all the besan at a time, add as required to make the soft but not sticky dough.
- Divide the dough into equal portions. Apply some mustard oil on your palm, take each portion, roll into balls and slightly flatten each ball into a patty shape.
- Heat oil in a wok, place the koftas on the hot oil and on a medium flame deep fry till they turn golden.
- Place on a paper towel to use later.
Making the gravy:
- Now take a non-stick pan and heat oil in it. Fry the Cubed potatoes till light brown and put them on a bowl.
- Now add the cumin seeds and bay leaf to the oil. When the cumin seeds started crackles add the ginger garlic paste and fry for 2-3 seconds.
- Now add the boiled and blended onion and some salt & sugar and fry till the onion becomes caramelized. In this time make a paste with turmeric powder, coriander, red chili powder and some salt.
- When the onion started to change colour add the masala paste and fry till oil separates from the masala.
- Add the blended tomato to the masala and fry for couple of minutes. Add the fried potatoes and mix with the masala very well. Now add 1 cup of warm water the pan and boil the gravy till potatoes are cooked.
- When the potatoes will be cooked enough add the fried koftas and off the oven. Do not boil the gravy after adding the koftas. Sprinkle some garam masala & ghee and serve with rice or chapaties.