Banana Stem Chickpea Curry

Banana Stem Chickpea Curry is a coconut based semi dry curry made with white chickpeas and banana stem cooked in ground coconut masala paste.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Banana Stem Chickpea Curry.

Ingredients:-

Banana stem.          -2 cup chopped
Chickpeas.              -1/2 cup
Red chilly powder. -1 and 1/2 tsp
Green Chilly.          -1
Coriander leaves.   -few
Lemon juice.          -from 1 lemon
Salt.                        -to taste

For grinding Masala paste:-

Grated Coconut. -1cup
Onion.                 -2
Cumin seeds.      -2tsp
Curry leaves.      -1 spring
Garlic.                -1 clove
Coconut oil.       -2tsp

For Seasoning:-

Coconut oil.     -1tsp
Mustard seeds. -1tsp
Curry leaves.    -1spring

Instructions:-

1). Wash and soak Chickpea in water for 8 hours or overnight.

2). Wash and chop Banana stem into thin round slices. Finely chop the Banana stem round slices and keep aside.

3). Drain the soaked water and pressure cook the Chick peas along with finely chopped Banana stem for 4 whistles adding 1cup of water and keep aside.

4). Peel and finely chop Onion and Garlic. Keep aside.

5). Wash and finely chop one Green chilly and few Coriander leaves.Keep aside.

6). Heat 2tsp Coconut oil in a pan and splutter Cumin seeds. Add finely chopped Onion and Garlic and saute well till Onion become translucent. Add Curry leaves and saute well. Switch off the flame and allow the above ingredients to cool. Then grind all the above roasted ingredients along with grated Coconut to a fine paste. Keep aside the ground Coconut Masala paste.

Method:-

1). In a wide bottom kadai add the cooked Chick peas and Banana stem. Saute well.

2). Add required Salt into the kadai and mix well.

3). Add Red chilly powder into the kadai.

4). Mix the Red chilly powder with the cooked Chick peas and Banana stem mixture. Boil and cook till the water is absorbed.

5). Add the ground Coconut Masala paste into the kadai and mix well.

6). Boil and cook for 2 minutes on low flame. Saute in between.

7). Add finely chopped Green chilly pieces and Coriander leaves into the kadai. Mix well till the water evaporates. Switch off the flame.

8). Heat Coconut oil in a pan for seasoning. Splutter Mustard seeds and saute well. Add Curry leaves and fry well. Switch off the flame.

9). Pour the above seasoning into the curry in the kadai and mix well.

10). Transfer the Banana stem Chickpea Curry to a serving bowl.

A tasty and delicious Banana Stem Chickpea Curry is ready to serve as a side dish with rice.