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Banana Blossoms Bharta

Bengali cuisine: Banana blossoms Bharta


Ingredients :

  1. Banana  Blossoms: 500 gm
  2. Shredded coconut: 3 tablespoon
  3.  Boiled whole Bengal gram/  Boiled desi chick peas: 25 gm
  4. Peeled cubed potato: 100 gm
  5. Bay leaves: 5 gm
  6. Whole cumin seed: 5 gm
  7. Dried red chili: 5 gm
  8. Ginger paste: 3 teaspoon
  9. Green chili chopped: 5 gm
  10.  Turmeric powder-Chili powder: 5 gm
  11. Cumin-Coriander Powder: 15 gm
  12. Clove powder-Cinamon powder- Cardamom powder: 5 gm
  13. Mustered oil: 2 tablespoon
  14. Ghee/ Butter oil: 1 tablespoon
  15. Salt: As per taste
  16. Sugar: 1 tablespoon                                                   Banana Blossoms bharta

Processing:

  • After collecting the blossoms and inner white cone , chopped them very well
  • Heat the water in a deep pan and add chopped banana blossoms with pinch salt and turmeric.
  • Leave it boil for 2 minutes until blossoms are soft enough and drain it on a colander and run cold water over it
  • Squeeze out the water from the  blossoms. Leave it for dry. 
  • Heated mustered  oil in a deep pan then add whatever whole spices you have - Bay leaves, whole cumin seed and dry red chili. Fry them till you get an aroma just for a minute.
  • Add potato in pan and fry until it will get brown in color.
  •  Then add Cumin-Coriander Powder, Turmeric powder-Chili powder and ginger paste then stir them for few minutes till you get an aroma.
  •  After that add dry banana blossoms and boiled chick peas . Fry them on high flame for 3 minutes.
  •  Shredded coconut is added and saute them for a while.
  • Sprinkle salt and sugar as per taste .
  • Cover it and leave it in low flame till potatoes are tender
  • Stir it well until oil begins to separate.
  • Add few drops of ghee/ butter oil and sprinkle Clove powder-Cinamon powder- Cardamom powder, stir it well and put off the flame.
  • Dish is ready to serve.

Nutritional Fact:

This dish full fiber and minerals. We know that fiber helps us to reduce constipation,diabetes, weight loss and lowering cholesterol level in blood. Fibers can improves the bowl movement, the fibers acts like a bottle brush that helps to prevent colon cancer. Minerals like phosphorus, copper, iron, calcium are available in banana flowers that promotes HB level in blood , bone health and provide immunity. Banana flower is a galactagogues vegetable  , increase the breast milk secretion for lactating mother it can also helps to support the uterus and reduces bleeding post delivery . Banana Flower contains vitamin C which is a potent antioxidant helps to reduce ageing .

 Try this dish and get benefits... 

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