Banana fritters remind me of Periyar. A visit to the Periyar wildlife sanctuary is a must when you are in Southern Kerala. A dam was built across the Periyar river that caused some trees to be submerged in water and its a wonderful scene. The best way to explore the wild life sanctuary is by boat, floating slowly on the Periyar river that flows through the sanctuary. Especially the 4 o'clock ride. It is that time of the day when animals come to the shore for a drink. We saw herds of elephants, bisons, deers and cute little otters jumping into the the waters.
After the boat ride we then went to the nearby spice market. I shopped for a whole lot of spices that lasted me almost 3 years. Near the spice market was a quaint little restaraunt where we ate banana fritters that I enjoyed a lot and everytime I make my own I remember those fritters in Periyar.
Ingredients
1 raw banana
1 cup chickpea flour
1/2 teaspoon red chili powder
1/4 teaspoon turmeric
1 handful chopped cilantro
1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds
salt to taste
Oil to fry
Mix chickpea flour, red chili powder, turmeric, chopped cilantro, cumin seeds and salt with water to get a thick batter.
Peel and Slice the raw banana on a V-slicer using thick mode.
Dip the slices in the batter and fry in hot oil until crisp.
Serve with Ketchup or any chutney.
Anjali!
ReplyDeletebanana fritters look so hot n spicy n yummy!! I am keeping myself off from deep fried stuff or else i would have made them imme
Yumm...plantain bajjis will sure warm you up on any day.
ReplyDeletewow ! fritters with banana ? that sound yummy. never had it.
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing.
Gosh, everyone seems to be cooking plantains recently. I really must get my hands one some now.
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