Green Banana Curry

So simple, and only a handful of ingredients.

Recipe courtesy of "The Fairtrade Everyday Cookbook" by Sophie Grigson, copyright 2008. Used by permission of Dorling Kindersley Limited. All rights reserved.

Green Banana Curry

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    Ingredients

    5 green (underripe) Fairtrade bananas, peeled 14 fl oz (400 ml) can coconut milk
    2–3 tbsp vegetable oil Salt and freshly ground Fairtrade black pepper
    1 onion, finely sliced 3 tbsp chopped fresh corianderto garnish
    1 tbsp curry paste, such as Tikka

    directions

    Prep: 5 min Total: 30 min (Quick)
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    • 1

      Slice the banana into 2.5cm (1in) slices.

    • 2

      Heat the oil in a deep frying pan and fry the banana slices, in batches, until lightly browned on each side.

    • 3

      Set the fried bananas aside on a plate lined with kitchen paper.

    • 4

      Add the onion to the pan and cook it for 10 minutes until soft, stirring occasionally.

    • 5

      Return the banana slices to the pan and stir in the curry paste.

    • 6

      Add half the coconut milk and stir well. Cook for 10 minutes over a low heat, then add the seasoning.

    • 7

      Pour in the remaining coconut milk and let the mixture simmer until it thickens and the bananas break down a little.

    • 8

      Garnish with coriander and serve immediately with cooked Fairtrade basmati rice.

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