(MUTTON AND RAW BANANA CUTLETS)
More often seen separately than together, here mutton and raw bananas come together in a Malayali-inspired fusion. Of course, the mustard adds the distinctive Bengali tang.
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Serves: 4 persons
200 gm mutton, boneless
3 raw bananas
50 gm coconut paste
30 gm green chilli paste
10 gm turmeric powder
30 gm ginger paste
40 ml mustard oil
2 gm raw papaya paste
1 banana leaf
Salt and sugar to taste
1. |
Mix all the ingredients, except the banana leaf, well. |
2. |
Refrigerate for 30 minutes. |
3. |
Take the banana leaf, heat it over a flame for a few seconds, and cut into 4 equal parts. |
4. |
Divide the mutton mixture for these 4 squares. |
5. |
Place each part on the roasted banana leaf and wrap into rectangular parcels. |
6. |
Steam for 10 minutes. |
7. |
Remove and serve hot in a banana leaf. |