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pazham pori

Pazham Pori

Abhipriya Raghav
A crispy and a fried snack recipe from Kerala, made with nendran bananas or ethapazham.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 2 ripe nendran bananas / ethapazham
  • 1/2 cup all purpose flour / maida
  • 1 tbsp rice flour
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1/8 tsp turmeric powder
  • a pinch of baking soda
  • a pinch of salt
  • water, as required to form a batter
  • oil, for deep frying

Instructions
 

  • Peel the bananas, cut them horizontally into two and then slice each piece vertically into 4 equal parts.
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  • In a mixing bowl, add the all purpose flour, rice flour, turmeric powder, sugar, baking soda and salt and whisk it. Add water in parts to form a smooth and thick batter that coats the bananas.
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  • Heat sufficient oil to fry, in a kadai on medium heat.
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  • Dip each sliced banana into the batter such that the banana is entirely coated with the maida batter.
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  • Fry the coated banana slices in the oil until golden brown on all sides.
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  • Drain onto a plate lined with absorbent paper. Repeat for the rest of the banana slices.
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  • Serve hot with coffee or masala chai.
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Notes

  • While making the batter, add water in parts to make sure you form a thick running batter that coats the bananas properly.
  • Make sure that the batter is smooth and lump-free.
  • If you add too much water, then adjust with maida and vice versa.
  • Make sure the oil is not too hot to fry the bananas.
  • While frying the bananas, make sure to fry them until they turn golden brown. Do not burn them.
  • Do not crowd the kadai while frying the bananas. Fry them in batches.
  • Rice flour is added for the extra crispiness.
  • Add just a pinch of salt to enhance the taste of the pazham pori.
  • I used coconut oil to fry the pazham pori. You can use any oil of your choice.
Keyword banana, ethapazham, fritters, indian, kerala food, nendran, snack, south Indian