Kachkola Khoshar Bora | Raw Banana Peels Kebab/Fritters
Thrifty, Easy, Bengali Peels Kebab
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time25 minutesmins
Total Time40 minutesmins
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: bengali
Keyword: Kolar Khosha Bora, Raw banana peel recipe
Servings: 4people
Author: Samrat Roy Chowdhuri
Cost: ₹ 20
Equipment
Sauce Pan
Knife
Wok & Spatula
Mixie
Preparation Bowls
Spoon
Serving Plates
Ingredients
4pcRaw Banana (kacha kola)
1/2cupmustard oil
2pcfinely chopped green chilly
2tspBesan or chickpea flour
1tsprice flour
1/2tspred chili powder
salt to taste
To be toasted in oil
1tspmustard oil
2pcred chilly
1tspnigella seeds (kalo jeere)
4pcfinely chopped garlic pods
Instructions
Preparation for the Kolar Khosa Diye Bora
Boil bananas in a sauce pan with salt and oil
Separate the peel from the bananas
In a mixie, make a fine paste of the peels and green chilies and keep aside in a bowl
In a wok, heat mustard oil as mentioned under "To be toasted in oil"
Once the oil starts to smoke, add the dry red chilies as mentioned under "To be toasted in oil"
When a pungent aroma hits your nose, add the nigella seeds and finely chopped garlic as mentioned under "To be toasted in oil"
Toast properly and pour in the bowl containing the raw banana peels paste
Add besan (chickpea flour), rice flour, red chilli powder and salt to it
Mix properly using your fingers or with a spoon
Take a small part and see if you can form a disc shape with it. Add a tea spoon more besan if you are unable to give it a proper shape
Making the Raw Banana Peels Kebaba / Kachkolar Khosha Bora
In the wok, heat oil
Once the oil starts smoking, put the heat on medium
Take a teaspoon of the batter prepared previously and form a disc
Gently add it to the oil. Fry on each side for a minute
Keep aside
Repeat the same process with the rest of the batter and fry several kebabs in each batch till the batter lasts
Serve hot and crispy with rice and dal
Notes
You can squeeze in a lemon while boiling the bananas with their peel on in water. This prevents the banana from turning black
You can also add a teaspoon of oil. Raw bananas produce a sticky sap which clings on to the pan which makes the cleaning process difficult. Adding a teaspoon of oil which helps to easily clean the pan later
While adding the disc shaped kebabs to the oil for frying, take care to prevent any oil from splashing and burning your hands/fingers. You can use a spoon for this purpose
Fry on a low or medium heat. If you are not confident, use a low heat. This ensures that the kachkolar khosha bora does not get burnt
ALWAYS, eat these kebabs when they are hot. Once they turn cold, you will like the flavor