Kadali Bhanda Raee ( Banana Flower Curry )
By: Anonymous
Published: Monday, February 7, 2011 - 4:04am

Ingredients




Kadali Bhanda/ banana flowers (1 no),
potato (1 small),
saru/colocassia (1 no, equal quantity as potato),
tomato (1 no, medium sized),
garlic flakes (10 nos),
mustard seeds (3 tsp),
green chilli (2- 3 nos),
mustard oil (1 tsp),
salt,
turmeric,
oil (3 tsp)

Preparation

1 Heat 3 tsp oil in a wok. 2 Drain and sqeeze the banana flowers and add to the wok. 3 Stir fry for 5 mins. 4 Remove from wok and transfer to a pressure cooker. 5 Cut the rest of the vegetables into small pieces and add to the pressure cooker. 6 Grind the mustard seeds and half of the garlic flakes into a smooth paste. Add to the pressure cooker along with a little bit of water. 7 Add the green chillis ( slit into 2 ), remaining garlic flakes, mustard oil, salt and a pinch of turmeric. 8 Mix the contents of the pressure cooker and close the lid. Put on stove and allow to cook for 2 whistles. 9 Allow steam to escape. 10 Open the lid and check if there for excess water remaining. 11 If so, put back on stove and cook on a high flame with lid open to evaporate the water. 12 Serve with rice .