Spicy Banana Curry

4.30 (13)
⏱ 40 mins 🍽 Serves 4 🌶 indian 🏷 Main course

This Indian dinner dish creates a delightful contrast. The natural sweetness of ripe bananas and the cool tang of yogurt soften a robust blend of aromatic spices, including curry powder, cumin and turmeric. The result is a richly flavoured, gently simmered curry that comes together in just 40 minutes to serve four people. It's a comforting and unexpectedly harmonious meal.

Spicy Banana Curry

Ingredients

  • 0.33333334326744 cup sunflower seed oil
  • 2 onions, diced
  • 0.5 cup curry powder
  • 1.5 tablespoons ground cumin
  • 4 teaspoons ground turmeric
  • 1.25 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1.25 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1.5 teaspoons ground black pepper
  • 4 teaspoons curry paste
  • 8 cloves garlic, pressed
  • 1 (10 ounce) can tomato sauce
  • 0.66666668653488 cup plain yogurt
  • 2 bananas, diced
  • 3 tomatoes, chopped
  • 0.25 cup flaked coconut

Method

  1. Warm the sunflower oil in a large saucepan. Add the diced onions and cook them until they are soft and translucent, which should take about 5 minutes. Next, add the curry powder, cumin, turmeric, salt, sugar, ginger, chili powder, cinnamon and black pepper. Stir continuously for about 1 minute until the spices become aromatic.
  2. Add the curry paste and pressed garlic to the pan, cooking for about 1 minute. Pour in the tomato sauce and yogurt, then bring the mixture to a simmer. Gently stir in the diced banana and let it simmer for 3 minutes. Mix in the chopped tomatoes and continue to simmer for 1 minute more. Finally, stir through the flaked coconut just before you serve.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories417 kcal
Fat26 g
Sugars20 g
Protein8 g
Sodium1247 mg

Recipe details

CategoryMain course
Cuisineindian
Authorkidcharlemagne