Name: Thor er Cutlet / Banana Stem Cutlet recipe by Amrita Roy at BetterButter
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Thor (Banana Stem) - 1 cup, Finely chopped and boiled; Potato - 2 medium, boiled and mashed; Ginger Paste - 2 teaspoon; Salt to taste; Garam Masala Powder - 1 teaspoon; Green chilli - 1 teaspoon, chopped; Coriander leaves - 2 teaspoon, finely chopped; Corn flour - 11/2 tablespoon; Bread crumbs - 2 cups; Black salt - 2 teaspoon; Refine Oil for deep frying

ABOUT Thor er Cutlet / Banana Stem Cutlet RECIPE

Banana tree is very useful in our life. We, human make use all the parts of banana tree. Starting from fruit, flower, leaf and stem too. Banana is a fruit, which instantly gives you energy and easily available in most of the places. Then comes the flower, which we normally use as an vegetable and make delicious dishes. Banana leaf often used as traditional eco-friendly food plates and sometimes we cook inside the banana leaf (Paturi recipes). Now the tender core stem or in Bengali we call it Thor. This is also used as a vegetable and makes delicious dishes. Banana Stem is full with goodness of Iron and good for women of all ages as it helps to combat with anemia. Banana Stem Cutlet is an authentic Bengali snacks.

Ingredients Serving: 2

Thor (Banana Stem) - 1 cup, Finely chopped and boiled
Potato - 2 medium, boiled and mashed
Ginger Paste - 2 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Garam Masala Powder - 1 teaspoon
Green chilli - 1 teaspoon, chopped
Coriander leaves - 2 teaspoon, finely chopped
Corn flour - 11/2 tablespoon
Bread crumbs - 2 cups
Black salt - 2 teaspoon
Refine Oil for deep frying

Instructions

Take chopped and boiled banana stem and potato in a bowl.
Mix them together and add ginger paste, salt, garam masala powder, green chilli & coriander leaves. Make a smooth dough.
Take equal portions from dough and give them square shape or diamond shape just like cutlet.
Now prepare a batter using corn flour salt and water.
Take each cutlet, coat in bread crumb, dip in batter and again coat with bread crumb.
Do the same procedure of double coating for other cutlets too.
Heat oil in a wok and deep fry each cutlet till golden brown.
Sprinkle black salt on top and serve as evening snacks with tea or coffee.

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