Banana Peel Curry recipe

Food waste is harming the planet. When food is thrown in landfill, it produces harmful greenhouse gases - and bananas are one of the UK's most thrown away items. 1.4 million bananas go to waste every single day. In a single year, Felix might rescue almost 75 tonnes of bananas from businesses that have surplus.

Today we share a recipe from our own Felix's Kitchen for a curry using banana peels, to show us what can be done with an unloved banana!

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METHOD

1. Put your banana peel in a bowl with water and a quarter of the turmeric. Let them soak for at least 1 hour, or the rest of the day.
2. Take the banana peels out of the water. Remove the woody parts and cut them into very fine slices, about 3 cm long.
3. Heat the oil in a pan. Add the onions, ginger and chilli. Fry for a few minutes and then add the rest spices: red curry paste, the rest of the turmeric powder, the mustard, the cumin powder, some pepper and salt.
4. Add the banana peel and the roughly chopped walnuts and fry for a few minutes while constantly stirring.
5. Pour in the water and let it simmer for 15 minutes until you have a smooth curry paste. Taste and season with extra salt or pepper if needed.
6. Serve with rice.

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