Ingredients:
- 1 Banana Blossom
- 3 pieces of Goraka or juice of one lime
- 1 tbsp of garlic and ginger, crushed to a paste
- 1 big onion finely chopped
- 3 green chillies finely chopped
- 1/2 lb potatoes
- 1/2 bottle frying oil
- 4-5 curry leaves
- 1/4 lb bread crumbs
- 1/4 lb flour
- salt and pepper to taste
- Oil for frying
Method :
Step 1 - Remove some of the outer hard purple petals of banana flower till you see the soft petals & flower. Then finely chop it to a few pieces and put it in the pressure cooker with some salt and goraka.
Step 2 - When it's cooked properly take it out and grind it thoroughly using a blender until you get a soft mix.
Step 3 - Then boil some potatoes, peel the skin and mash it and mix it with some salt and pepper.Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a pan and Saute crushed ginger-garlic till it becomes soft.
Step 4 - Now add chopped onion, green chillies and curry leaves and saute well by adding salt (Note you have also put salt to the banana blossom and to the potato)
Step 5 - When it becomes soft add chillie powder and mix well. Now add cooked banana blossom and mix well. Add the mashed potato to the mixture and mix it well.
Step 6 - You can make the cutlet tastier by adding little bread crumbs while mixing.
Step 7 - For the batter, mix flour with a little salt and add water to make a thin batter.
Step 8 - Make balls out of the cutlet and mix & shape it into oval shaped cutlets.Dip the cutlets in batter coat it with bread crumbs & fry it in oil. Serve hot with tomato sauce.