Mochar Chop

Directions

Step 1Carefully take the inner part of the banana flower and take out the inner hard stick which is inedible. Then finely chop the soft portions of the banana flower. Then take a cooker and add the chopped flower, little water, salt and turmeric and pressure cook for 4 whistles with little water.

Step 2In a large flat base bowl, pour the boiled banana flower along with the boiled water and let it cool down completely. Once cooled add the boiled potato and mash the flower together and keep aside.

Step 3Now add all the dry masala ingredients in a pan and heat it. you must dry roast them till a nice aroma comes from the spices. Now turn off the flame and let it cool down completely, once cooled down grind them coarsely. Then in the same pan add the Sattu and dry roast it for 2-3 minutes and take it out.

Step 4Take a frying pan, add 1 tbsp mustard oil in it and heat it. Once heated, add peanuts and lightly fry, add raisins and lightly fry. Now add ginger paste into the pan and stir fry quickly.

Step 5Add the boiled & mashed banana flower along with potato. Add the dry masala, sattu salt & sugar and keep mixing everything together till the mixture gets dried up completely. This will take a few minutes. Once all the mixture dried up nicely, turn off the gas and let the mixture cool down completely.

Step 6Now apply some oil in your palm, take some of the mix and make flattened round balls.

Step 7Now in a large plate pour some roasted sooji. Take the 'Batter' ingredients in a bowl, add water to make a smooth thick batter stirring constantly .

Step 8Add some maida on another plate for dusting.

Step 9Now take each chop, dust in maida, dip in the batter and coat with the sooji and keep aside in a airtight container. Repeat the process with rest of the chops. Keep the container refrigerator for a few hours before frying. Now to deep fry them in a wok heat oil and fry them till they are nicely golden brown. Serve with Kasundi/mustard sauce.