West Bengal

Mochar chop

Name: Mochar chop
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Bengali
Ingredients: 1 medium mocha banana flower; 1 large boiled potato; 1/3 cup fresh grated coconut; 2 tbsp roasted peanuts; 1 tbsp raisins; 1 inch grated ginger; 2 green chilli; 1 tsp garam masala; 1/2 tsp cumin powder (ground cumin); 1 tsp sugar; 1/4 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); 2 tsp ghee; 3 tbsp maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour); 1/4 cup water; 3/4 cup breadcrumbs; 1 1/2 tbsp mustard oil; Cooking oil (vegetable oil), for frying, about 3 tbsp absorbed; Salt, to taste

Banana flower, potato and coconut croquettes with raisins. Bengal's most patient snack.

75 minTime

5 gProtein each

mediumSpice

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Grandma's wayFresh mocha, Bengali garam masala and mustard oil.

The original

297kcal

5 gprotein

6 gfibre

75minutes

Mochar chop as Kolkata homes and stalls make it.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table. Grandma's way is the starting point the other versions are compared with.

Ingredients

Banana flower1 medium mocha

Potato1 large, boiled

Fresh grated coconut⅓ cup

Peanuts2 tbsp, roasted

Raisins1 tbsp

Ginger2.5 cm, grated

Green chilli2

Garam masala1 tsp

Cumin powder (ground cumin)½ tsp

Sugar1 tsp

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Ghee2 tsp

Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)3 tbsp

Water¼ cup

Breadcrumbs¾ cup

Mustard oil1½ tbsp

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for frying, about 3 tbsp absorbed

Saltto taste

Method

5 steps

1Clean the banana flower, removing the stamen and plastic sheath, and chop fine. Boil with salt and turmeric until soft. Drain and squeeze dry.
2Heat mustard oil, fry ginger and chilli, add the mocha, coconut, mashed potato, peanuts, raisins, cumin, sugar and salt. Cook until dry.
3Stir in garam masala and ghee and cool.
4Shape into ovals, dip in maida slurry and roll in breadcrumbs.
5Fry carefully in hot oil until golden. Drain.

Serve it like this

Serve hot with kasundi or green chutney and a cup of tea.

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