Crispy Stuffed Bananas Recipe

Crispy Stuffed Banana Recipe with Step by step pictures. Easy and delicious snack which is totally healthy. This snack is made with bananas and makes a great after school snack for kids. 

Stuffed Bananas Recipe

Crispy stuffed banana is a recipe which I came up with couple days back. I found couple of ripe plantains in my fruit basket. So decided to use it up. Usually we make pazham pori, cinnamon bananas or ethakka appam using ripe nendran banana. This time decided to make a crispy version of it and it taste super yummy.

About Crispy Stuffed Banana Recipe

Crispy stuffed banana is nothing but ripe plantain banana stuffed with a cardamom flavoured coconut filling. The bananas are coated in a batter and panko and fried till crispy.

The best banana for this recipe is ripe plantain because of their firm nature. Other banana will never hold its shape when fried. So try and use nendran pazham | kerala banana or plantain. 

I used a light batter coating and drenched it in panko breadcrumbs before frying. You can fry this in coconut oil or ghee. 

Stuffed bananas taste great when served hot right out of the fryer. But it tend to stay crunchy even after it cools because of the panko coating. 

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Ingredients for Crispy Stuffed Banana Recipe

These are the basic ingredients which is used in this recipe.

• 2 Ripe Bananas (Nendran Banana | Kerala Banana)
• Oil or Ghee for Shallow Frying 

For Stuffing

• ½ cup Coconut grated
• 3 tbsp Jaggery
• ½ tsp Ground Cardamom 

For Batter & Coating

• 3 tbsp All Purpose Flour
• 1 tbsp Rice Flour
• 3 tbsp Plain Flour (for coating)
• 1 tsp Sugar
• Salt a pinch
• ½ cup Breadcrumbs

Video for Crispy Bananas Recipe

How to Make Crispy Stuffed Banana Recipe

Filling Recipe

Start by making the stuffing. Take coconut, jaggery and cardamom powder in a bowl and use your hands to mix it well. The moistness from the coconut will make the mixture perfectly moist.

Stuffing Bananas

Use ripe kerala banana (nendran banana). Peel the banana, Use a knife to make a slit. Remove little banana pulp so it creates a space for the filling. Now stuff the banana with the coconut filling. Once the bananas are stuffed. Set this aside till needed. 

Pre Preparation

Meanwhile lets make the. batter. Take plain flour, rice flour, sugar and salt in a shallow bowl. Add water and make it into a thin batter. In another shallow bowl take breadcrumbs. In another plate or shallow dish take some dry plain flour for coating the banana.

Breading Bananas

Now take your stuffed banana. Coat it in dry flour, no give a drench in the batter and coat in panko breadcrumbs. Repeat the process with the remaining banana.

Frying

Heat oil for shallow frying. Drop the banana in oil and fry on low to medium heat till golden and crispy. Keep rotating the banana using a tongs so it fries evenly. 

Serving

Drain and serve hot. You can cut it into bite size pieces for easy serving. 

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Crispy Stuffed Bananas Recipe Step by Step Pictures

1)Start by making the stuffing. Take coconut in a bowl.

2)Add jaggery

3)Add cardamom powder

4)use your hands to mix it well. The moistness from the coconut will make the mixture perfectly moist.

5)Use ripe kerala banana (nendran banana).

6)Peel the banana, Use a knife to make a slit. Remove little banana pulp so it creates a space for the filling.

7)Now stuff the banana with the coconut filling. Once the bananas are stuffed. Set this aside till needed. 

8)Meanwhile lets make the. batter. Take plain flour, rice flour in a bowl.

9)Add sugar and salt.

10)Add water and make it into a thin batter.

11)Now take your stuffed banana. Coat it in dry flour.

12)now give a drench in the batter.

13)coat in breadcrumbs

14) set aside.

15)Heat oil for shallow frying. Drop the banana in oil and fry on low to medium heat till golden and crispy. Keep rotating the banana using a tongs so it fries evenly. 

16)Drain and serve hot.

17)You can cut it into bite size pieces for easy serving. 

Tips & Tricks

• Try and use ripe plantain banana for this recipe.
• Kerala banana or nendran banana is best. 
• If you don’t have panko breadcrumbs, you can coat it with regular breadcrumbs. 
• Fry the bananas on medium low heat till crispy. 
• You can be generous with the filling for best taste. 

Storage & Serving Suggestions

• This dish is best served fresh and hot.
• You can serve it as it is with a cup of chai or coffee. This makes a great evening snack.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which variety of banana is best for this recipe?

Try and use ripe plantain banana for this recipe. Kerala banana or nendran banana is best. Since plantain is firm banana it holds its shape even when frying.

Can I use unripe banana in this recipe?

Ripe and over ripe banana taste best for this crispy stuffed bananas.

Can I store this dish for long time?

Since this dish is a fried one. It is best served fresh and hot.

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