Raw banana Kofta

Since every other day there is either amavasai or pournami or something else in between.. it isn't always that you can use onion/garlic in a bramin household when you cook. So here is a dish, which will make sure you don't even miss the onion n garlic taste.

Raw banana Kofta -
Ingredients - Raw banana (peeled & boiled 2 nos), 1 1/2 cup curd, water 1/2 cup, garam masala, turmeric powder, red chilly powder, ginger and 3-4 green chillies (finely chopped), salt, jeera, asofodita, cumin and dhaniya powder, bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves.

Procedure -
1. In a big bowl mash the raw bananas, ginger, 2 green chillies, garam masala, cumin and dhaniya powder, salt, turmeric powder.
2.Now make them into small balls or flat cutlet shaped circles.
3.You can deep fry or shallow fry these balls.. i chose to shallow fry (cos they r healthier)
4.Drain the oil in a tissue paper and keep them aside.
5.In a pan add oil and jeera, now add then green chillies, ginger, turmeric powder, salt, bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves and saute till brown.
5.Immediately add half a cup of water and after 2 mins add 1 and 1/2 cups of curd and stir well for a few minutes in low flame
6.Add the kofta balls and serve with coriander leaves...

- This came out really really well.. this is the first time i've tried a kofta recipe.. that too with raw banana.. and as time passes the kofta balls don't melt and mix with the gravy.. they really absorb the taste well and remain solid.. its darn easy, fast and really tasty!! A must try i would say! the best part is that it doesn't have too much oil in it either (as you aren't deep frying as you would in usual kofta recipes), so it is healthy.