Kanchakalar Khosha Bata is a traditional Bengali dish that is made from raw banana peels. The banana peels are cooked and spiced up with garlic, green chillies and red chillies, and is nutritious and packed with iron.
Serve the Kanchakalar Khosha Bata with hot steamed rice and ghee.
You can also try the following recipes with the raw banana since this recipes only uses the peel:
Cuisine: Bengali Recipes
Course: Side Dish
Diet: Vegetarian
Equipments Used: Hard Anodized Pressure Cooker, Hard Anodised Kadai (Wok), KitchenAid Diamond Blender
Cooks in 20 M
Total in 30 M
To begin the preparation of Kanchakalar Khosha Bata, pressure cook the 2 raw bananas until soft. Once cooked, peel the skin. For this recipe we will be using the cooked and peeled skin and not the banana pulp (you can proceed to make a recipe that you like from it).
Blend the banana peel and the remaining ingredients into a smooth paste. Transfer to a bowl and keep aside.
In a small pan; add the mustard oil. Once the oil is heated; add in the kalonji and the dry red chillies. Sauté on medium flame until the red chilies are roasted and browned. At this stage add in the peel paste and sauté on low heat for 2 to three minutes until the raw smell goes away.
Serve the spicy and delicious Kanchakalar Khosha Bata with hot steamed rice.