SPICY BANANA CURRY

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This recipe finds its harmony in the way the bold, bursting flavor of curry interacts with the soft sweetness of bananas and smooth yogurt. The amounts of the different spices in the powder mixture are meant to be guidelines - have fun experimenting with your own intuitive combinations. Serve with basmati rice.

Provided by kidcharlemagne

Categories World Cuisine Recipes Asian Indian

Time 40m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

⅓ cup sunflower seed oil
2 onions, diced
½ cup curry powder
1 ½ tablespoons ground cumin
4 teaspoons ground turmeric
1 ¼ teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon white sugar
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 ¼ teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 ½ teaspoons ground black pepper
4 teaspoons curry paste
8 cloves garlic, pressed
1 (10 ounce) can tomato sauce
⅔ cup plain yogurt
2 bananas, diced
3 tomatoes, chopped
¼ cup flaked coconut

Steps:

Heat the sunflower oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the onions, and cook until the onions have softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle in the curry powder, cumin, turmeric, salt, sugar, ginger, chili powder, cinnamon, and black pepper. Cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute.
Stir in the curry paste and pressed garlic. Cook for about 1 minute. Pour in the tomato sauce and yogurt, and bring to a simmer. Stir in the diced banana, and simmer gently for 3 minutes. Mix in chopped tomatoes, and continuing to simmer 1 minute more. Stir in the coconut flakes just before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 416.5 calories, Carbohydrate 46.1 g, Cholesterol 2.5 mg, Fat 25.8 g, Fiber 11.5 g, Protein 8.4 g, SaturatedFat 6.1 g, Sodium 1247.3 mg, Sugar 20.1 g