Malabar Unnakkaya Recipe - Unnakaya Recipe - Banana Fritters with Sweet Coconut Filling

This is one dish impressed me as soon as i saw it. Immediately i decided to give it a try, it is so easy and can be made with few ingredients which you have on hand. I tried it and it turned out so good.

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This recipe is a malabar delicacy, there is another version of this dish, in which they add eggs in the filling. But i leaved egg and made it completely vegetarian.

Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..

Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 30 mins
Makes : 8 
Recipe Source: Sujitha Easycooking

Ingredients:

Ripe Banana / Nendrapazham - 4
Oil for deep frying

For Filling:
Ghee - 1 tblspn
Coconut - 2 cup grated
Sugar - ½ cup
Cardamom Powder / Yelakai podi - ½ tsp
Cashews - 2 tblspn
Raisans / Kishmish - 2 tblspn

Method:

Cut the banana in half. Place it in steamer and steam for 10 to 15 mins.Now let the banana cool a bit, peel off the skin and mash it well. Divide it into equal portion and set aside.

In a pan, melt ghee, add in cashews and raisan and fry for a min.

Add in coconut and toss well. Add in sugar and cardamom powder. Mix well till the sugar start to melts.

Remove it to a bowl and let it cool a bit.

Now take one portion of the banana dough, flatten it and spoon some coconut filling in, cover it well and seal it.

Deep fry it in oil till golden. Drain onto tissue.

Serve

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