Raw Banana Kofta Curry (Kach Kalar Kofta Curry)

Raw Banana Kofta Curry or Kach Kalar Kofta Curry made from raw boiled bananas are fried dumplings that are cooked in a vegetarian spicy gravy. This simple Bengali styled Raw Banana Kofta Curry or Kach Kalar Kofta Curry are delicious as well as nutritious. Raw green bananas are fibre-rich, vitamins rich, good for heart, diabetes and tummy problems. These have good source of resistant starch, weight loss benefits. But if you eat just the boiled raw bananas, all benefits mentioned above will be in tact. But I think that the fried raw bananas cooked in a very spicy gravy have less nutritious value. 

In our childhood days, when we would suffer from diarrhea, my mother used to give us mashed boiled raw bananas just mixing slight salt and few drops of mustard oil, as diet. We would eat this with boiled rice. This is tasty also. This could help to cure diarrhea. 

The lists of benefits mentioned above may be derived from the modern research on the raw bananas.  I collected the information from the internet.

Raw Banana Kofta Curry 
(Kach Kalar Kofta Curry)* 

Ingredients for the Kofta

2 Raw bananas

4 tablespoons Gram flour (besan) or all purpose flour (maida) 

2 green chilies, finely chopped or 1/4 red chili powder 

2 tablespoon finely chopped coriander leaves 

1/2 teaspoon ginger, finely chopped

Salt 

Oil for frying

Ingredients for the gravy

1/2 teaspoon ginger paste 

1 Tomato, finely chopped 

1/4 teaspoon Garam masala powder (2 cardamoms, 2 cloves and 1 small stick cinnamon) or garam masala paste 

1/2 teaspoon coriander powder

1/2 teaspoon cumin powder 

1/2 teaspoon Red chili powder

1 bay leaf

3 teaspoons Oil

2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves 

1 pinch sugar 

Salt

1 or 2 teaspoon ghee

Water as needed 

Kofta Balls (not fried)* 

How  to make Raw Banana Kofta Curry (Kach Kalar Kofta Curry)

Wash the raw bananas in sufficient water. 

Then cut the raw bananas into half. 

In a pan, boil the raw bananas in water until the bananas become tender. Peel the skin of these. 

In a bowl, add the boiled bananas, gram flour (besan) or all purpose flour (maida), green chili or red chili powder, chopped coriander, ginger and salt. Mix well. Take a small portion of this mix and make round shaped balls or tikia shaped balls. Complete making all the Kofta balls. 

In  the meantime, heat oil for frying.  

Add raw bananas kofta balls in the oil.

After frying 2 - 4 balls, add more oil if required and fry rest of the banana kofta balls in a batch of 2 - 4 kofta balls.  Fry on medium heat until the kofta balls turn brown. 

Fried Kofta Balls*

Methods for preparing kofta gravy 

Soak cardamom, cloves and cinnamon in water for few minutes, then make a paste.

Alternatively, you can make powder of these spices. 

Heat oil in a pan. Add the bay leaf. Add the ginger paste, chopped tomatoes, coriander powder, cumin powder, red chili powder. Saute until tomatoes are completely cooked. 

Add salt as required and little sugar also. If you do not want to add sugar, then skip this. 

Saute for few minutes until oil comes out. Then add water. When the gravy starts thickening, add the chopped coriander. Add the garam masala powder or paste.  Now add the fried banana kofta balls. Cook for  10 minutes. Lastly add ghee.  

Remove the Raw Banana Kofta Curry or Kach Kalar Kofta Curry from the gas oven. 

Now Raw Banana Kofta Curry or Kach Kalar Kofta Curry is ready to eat and serve.

We eat the Raw Banana Kofta Curry or Kach Kalar Kofta Curry with boil rice. This can be served with Naan or chapatis also. 

 

*Pictures Source : Taken by myself from my own recipe