Each one of us is so busy with our daily routines juggling home and office. I love to host my friends at my place during weekends. Friends are an important part of our lives when we staying out of our country. They become an important part of our extended family here.
Are you looking for some innovative recipes to impress your friends and family when you host a party? Today i am sharing a recipe that can be served as starters or as a side dish. Choice is yours.
Our 107th #Foodiemonday #Bloghop theme is #Partydish and my contribution is Grilled Raw Banana Tikkis that can be served as a starter or dunked in rich gravy as a side dish.
Recipe for Grilled Raw Banana Tikkis (Served in 2 different ways):
Ingredients for Tikki:
4 Raw bananas
2 Potatoes
1 Green Chilli
1/2 Cup Finely Chopped Coriander /Cilantro
Salt to taste
1/2 Tsp Red Chilli Powder
2 Tbsp Rava
2.5 Tsp Kebab Masala
2 Onions finely chopped
Method:
Wash and peel the raw bananas and potatoes. Pressure cook with 250 ml water upto 2 whistles . Allow it to cool .Once cooled remove from pressure cooker. Drain all the water. Take a wide bottom bowl.In the bowl now mash banana and potatoes until lump free. Add all the other ingredients and mix well. Shape the mixture as desired and refrigerate it for 30 mins. After 30 mins remove from the refrigerator . Heat a grill pan and place the tikkis on the hot grill pan and cook until all the sides are well cooked. Repeat the process for the balance tikkis.
Serve hot tikkis as starters with any sauce or green chutney of your Choice.
Ingredients for Gravy:
4 Red Tomatoes roughly chopped
3 Onions roughly chopped
1 Green Bell Pepper roughly chopped
2 Tsp Jeera
Salt to taste
1/2 Cup Finely chopped Coriander /Cilantro
1/2 Tsp Garam Masala
3 Garlic Cloves
1 Inch Ginger roughly chopped
1/4 Tsp Black Pepper
1/4 Tsp Turmeric /Haldi
2 Tsp Oil
1 Tsp Kasuri Methi
Method:
Heat a tsp oil in a wide bottom pan. Add 1 Tsp Jeera ,black pepper and haldi.Saute for 2 seconds and then add ginger ,garlic and chopped onions until they turn slightly golden brown. Now add the chopped bell pepper , tomatoes and chopped coriander.Allow this mixture to cool. Once it is cooled blend the mixture to a fine paste.
Now heat the balance oil in the wok. Add balance jeera and saute. Now add the ground mixture. Add garam masala and salt and let it simmer on low flame for 6-8 minutes. Lastly add Kasuri Methi and switch off the flame. The gravy is now ready. Just before serving dunk the grilled tikkis and serve this lip smacking side dish.
Enjoy with Naan or Rotis!!!!!!!
Loved both the variations. Raw bananas are highly ignored veggie & sky is the limit if we try to create recipes with them. You have done great justice!
Lovely! Really liked the way you have presented the tikkis in two different ways here..
Golden brown and inviting; just the way tikkis should be. 🙂
Tikki and gravy both are looking super yummy Preethi. Great share.
What a lovely share Preethi…these cutlets look so yummy.A belated Happy anniversary to you and your hubby.❤️
Excellent share✌✌
Lovely idea and by raw bananas do you mean green bananas?
Yes Green unripe banana.Thank you.
Thank you
What a lovely share for party food. I normally make raw banana tikki on fasting days. I love your idea of serving with gravy.
Delicious 🙂
Wow !! these cutlets look so yummy and delicious too di 🙂
Raw banana is such a versatile veggie that one can do a lot with it, I love both the way of presentation.
Wow this is one amazingly delicious way to serve raw banana. I love the idea of serving it with a gravy.