Kadali Phula Tarakari [Banana Flower Curry]

Ingredients

• 1 Banana flower
• 50 Gram ginger garlic paste
• 2 Medium sized tomato
• 1 Big sized onion
• Salt to taste
• 1 Tsp sugar
• 2 Bay leaves
• Chili powder and turmeric powder to taste
• 2 Tbsp oil 
• Garam masala 1 tsp
• 1 Potato

Procedure

1. Clean the banana flower well. First remove the outer leaves, then from each flowerette remove the hard stamen and hard covering at the base. 
2. Crush the flowerette in a mortar(don't make paste.Let the size of crushed flowerette be 2-3 cms).
3. Squeeze out the water from the crushed content.
4. Wash the squeezed content in turmeric water. After washing squeeze out the turmeric water and keep the squeezed contents in a bowl.
5. Boil the potato with little salt and keep it aside.
6. Put the pan on the burner.
7. Put 2 tbsp oil.
8. Add 1 tsp sugar,1 tsp turmeric powder and 2 bay leaf to oil.
9. Once the sugar melts add ginger garlic paste. Stir it till the paste turns to brown
10. Add finely chopped onion and tomato to the paste. stir for 5min.
11. Add the crushed flower content and stir it till mixes with the paste.
12. Cut boiled potato into 4 pcs and add it.
13. Add turmeric powder,red chili powder,garam masala and salt to taste, stir for 5 min.
14. Add 250ml of water and cover it for 10min till it gets cooked.
15. Serve hot