Raw Banana Kofta Curry

A lot of people don't use raw banana for cooking or rather don't know how to. And some make crispy fry with it. This is a recipe which I borrowed from a TV cooking show and added some more ingredients to it.

Peel the banana, cut it into pieces. Cook it with water, or steam it in the cooker or microwave it in a microwavable bowl with a sprinkle of water. Mash the cooked banana to a fine paste. Add finely chopped green chillies, finely chopped garlic, 2-3 tablespoons of corn flour, salt and pepper. Make kofta balls with it.

For the gravy, take a non-stick pan, add two tablespoons of ghee, then one cup of milk and a little baking soda in it (this is optional, I add this so the milk doesn't get churned). Bring it to a boil. Make a cup of cashew paste and add to this.Add salt and pepper according to taste. Boil a little till the gravy thickens. Add one small spoon of garam masala for that 'exotic' smell.

Add the koftas to this gravy and mix it in , lower the flame for 2 minutes. Switch it off , add coriander leaves to it ,cover it and set aside. Goes well with rotis as well as with any kind of masala rice(fried rice, biryani, peas pulav,tomato rice,etc).