Mochar (Banana Flower) Ghanto

Ingredients :

Banana flower --finely cut, boiled in a pressure cooker, hand mashed -2 cups
A hand full of dry chana soaked in water for 2-3 hours.
Mustard oil
Cummin seeds, bay leaf, green chillies for phoron
1tsp cummin seeds, 5-6 whole black pepper and 2 green chillies ---made into a fine paste
1tsp wheat flour
2tsp ghee
Turmeric powder, salt to taste and 4 tsp sugar
Grated coconut, fried bori ( made from dal paste) and a few green chillies for garnishing

Procedure:

Put mustard oil in a pan, add green chilly, bay leaf and cummin seeds to splatter. Add the mashed banana flower, soaked chana and all ingredients except the masala paste, ghee, coconut and bori . Cook in a high heat while stirring with a spatula till the mixture becomes dry. Now add the masala paste along with the wheat flour. Finally add ghee on the top and switch off the burner. Garnish with coconut, bori and green chillies.

Serve with hot rice.