Mochar Chop
(Banana Flower Croquets)

Ingredients

1 Banana Flower
1/4 coconut
2 tbsp Raisins
1 tsp chilli powder (to taste)
2 tsp dhania-jeera powder
1 tbsp Flour
2" ginger (ground)
1 tsp sugar
Flour batter
Bread crumbs
Garam masala powder
Salt to taste
Oil for deep frying

Method:

1. Mince the Banana flower and discard outer purple leaves.
2. Boil with salt and squeeze dry.
3. Chop fine pieces of fresh coconut and fry these lightly.
4. Chop the raisins.
5. Warm a tablspoon of oil and gently fry the minced banana flower, mixing in coconut, raisins, ground ginger, red chilli powder (as desired), salt, sugar, dhania and jeera powder and garam masala powder.
6. The taste is mild and sweetish.
7. Bind this filler with a spoonful of flour.
8. Roll into uniform shapes (round, flat or croquet style).
9. Make a batter with flour and water.
10. Dip these and liberally rub with breadcrumbs.
11. Deep fry.
12. They taste like meat cutlets.
13. Serve hot with chilly or tomato sauce.