Spicy Banana Curry

This banana curry 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.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 417 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat sunflower oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in onions, and cook until onions have softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle in curry powder, cumin, turmeric, salt, sugar, ginger, chili powder, cinnamon, and black pepper. Cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute.

Step 2

Stir in curry paste and pressed garlic. Cook for about 1 minute. Pour in tomato sauce and yogurt, and bring to a simmer. Stir in diced banana, and simmer gently for 3 minutes. Mix in chopped tomatoes, and continue to simmer 1 minute more. Stir in coconut flakes just before serving.