Stuffed Malu Miris (Banana Paper) Curry
Ingredients
- 05 banana papers (Malu Miris)
- 01big onions
- ½ tsp roasted curry powder (Sri Lankan)
- 1tsp chili powder
- 4-5 curry leaves
- 01 cloves of garlic, (finely chopped)
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 small piece cinnamon
- 2tbs oil
- Pinch of mustard seeds
- Salt to taste
Method
Make the filling
- Smash the boiled potatoes and set aside
- Heat 02tsp oil in a pan and add garlic, green chilies, curry leaves, maldives’ fish and chopped big onion.
- Cook until onions are cooked tendered and brown
- Add the smashed potatoes and mix all the ingredients well
- Add salt to taste
Curry
- Slit the paper (lengthwise) and carefully remove the seeds. (Make sure not to tear it)
- Boil water in a deep bottom pan and blanch the banana papers
- Once it blanched remove and put into ice cold water
- Remove it from cold water and let it dry
- Fill the banana chilies with the filling you made and keep aside
- Place pan on fire and heat with oil and add pinch of mustard seeds
- Let it pop out and then add curry leaves, cinnamon, cloves of garlic and big onions
- Let the big onions to saturate and add chili powder and turmeric powder
- Fry the mixture for few minutes
- Add coconut milk and stir well and add roasted curry powder
- Add the filled banana chilies and let it simmer under low heat
- Add salt to taste
- Serve hot