Here's the first installment in what will surely be a series of recipes I try for overripe bananas. Forget the usual banana bread or muffins, it's time to be adventurous!
Adventure #1: Banana Curry
Yes...you read that right, banana curry. I found a great page all about cool things to do with overripe bananas, and one of the options was curry! I wanted to use stuff that was on its way out in the fridge, so I changed the original recipe a bit and it turned out surprisingly awesome! Here's my concoction:
Ingredients
1 cup sliced mushrooms
3 small potatos, sliced
1/4 cup chopped dates
1/2 cup skim milk
a sprinkling of coconut flakes
curry powder to taste (I think I used around 1 tbsp)
1 overripe banana, sliced
-Sauté the mushrooms and potatoes in a pan (if you just use a tiny bit of water and stir often, you can get away with not using butter or oil!).
-After around 5 minutes, add the dates, milk, flakes, and powder. Stir, then cover and let simmer on low for 15 minutes.
-Add the banana and simmer another five minutes.
-Serve over rice, with bread, or however you want!
...I also added some chives when I did this, which didn't hurt it but wasn't necessary. I think if I did this again, I would leave out the coconut flakes. I was trying to go for a low-fat version of coconut milk, and it worked, but the flakes are kind-of annoying. In the future, I might let them sit in the milk for awhile and then take them out, or something...
Feel free to experiment as always! :)
PS: The word for banana in French is banane.
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