Unnakaya | kerala malabar style stuffed banana fritters-How to make-Step by step photos

Cuisine Style: Kerala, South India | Cooking Time: 8-10 minutes | To Serve: 4 | Type: Sweet, Breakfast or Dinner

Ingredients

• Nendran banana-1
• Sugar /jaggery/honey -3 tbsp
• Coconut - 1/2 cup [grated]
• Cardamom powder - 1 tsp
• Almond, cashew, raisins- 2 tbsp
• Rice flour- 3 tbsp
• Salt a pinch

Preparation

• Peel off the nendran banana skin then slice.
• Steam nendran banana slices for 5 min then let it cool & mash well.
• Add rice flour, salt mix well, make soft dough
• For stuffing:- Heat 1 tbsp ghee in a pan Roast coconut, cashews, almonds, & raisins
• Add cardamom powder mix well then cut off heat.
• Add 3 tbsp sugar mix well.
• Divide the nendran banana dough into equal size balls
• Then flatten, add coconut stuffing, close it & make oval shape.
• Coat stuffed banana with rice flour mixture keep it aside.
• Heat oil/ ghee in a pan, drop stuffed banana, deep fry till crisp & golden brown
• Then serve hot.
  

How to make Unnakaya-Stepwise procedure with pictures

Take 1 nendran banana, peel off, slice, then steam it for 5 min

Steamed banana ready, cut off heat

Let it cool, mash

Add pinch of salt

Add rice flour, mix well, make soft dough without lumps

Heat 1 tbsp ghee in a pan, add coconut raost

Add 2 tbsp sugar

Add cardamom powder

Add nuts & raisins, mix well, cut off heat

Take lemon size balls

Flatten

Add coconut stuffing

Close it & make oval shape

Roll out into rice flour mixture, then keep it aside

Heat oil, drop stuffed banana

Deep fry till crisp and godlen brown

Crispy unnakaya ready, remove it from oil

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