Kancha kadali bara is a delicious Oriya recipe. It can be included in the main course or can be eaten as a snack item. It is easy to cook and can be prepared at home.

Ingredients of Kancha Kadali Bara

2 plantains

4 potatoes

3 tablespoon gram-flour

1 onion

2 green chillies

3/4 cup grated coconut

1/2 teaspoon chilli powder

1 sprig coriander leaves

2 to 3 tablespoon refined cooking oil

Salt to taste

Method of Preparing Kancha Kadali Bara

Put the plantains and potatoes in a pressure cooker and put it on heat for 2 to 3 minutes.

Then peel the skin of the plantains and potatoes and mash them.

Add gram-flour, chopped green chillies, chopped onion, chilli powder, coriander leaves, grated coconut and salt to taste.

Mix them well.

Then heat the cooking oil on a non-stick pan.

Make small balls from the batter and flatten them and fry them in a frying pan.

Serve hot.

Another method of preparing kancha kadali bara with slight change in the ingredients:

Ingredients of Kancha Kadali Bara

2 large plantains

5-6 large potatoes

1 large onion chopped fine

1 bunch of coriander leaves

1 bunch of mint leaves

1/2 inch ginger grated

1/2 lemon or 1 tea spoon amchur powder

Green chillies cut into small pieces

Oil to pan fry the baras

Salt to taste

Method of Preparing Kancha Kadali Bara

Peel the skin of the plantain and boil them with the potatoes in a pressure cooker for 1-2 whistles.

Now peal the skin of the potatoes.

Mash the boiled potatoes and boiled raw plantain well.

Add the chopped onions, green chillies, grated ginger, chopped mint and coriander leaves.

Add either the amchur powder or lemon and salt and mix well.

Make small sized balls once the mixture has cooled down and can be worked with hand.

Shallow fry in low heat in a non-stick skillet with a tea spoon of bara per batch. Once done, flip to the other side and cook again for a few minutes.

Serve hot.

This mouth-watering snack can be relished with rice and dal. If one wants to eat it as a single dish then can team up with chutney.