Banana Fritters | Pazha Bonda

How to make Banana fritters | Inippu bonda recipe

Banana Fritters | Pazha Bonda

An easy evening/picnic snack made with delicious ripe bananas, semolina and a little bit of sugar. It brings in the caramelized flavor with each and every bite.

Course Snack

Cuisine South Indian

Keyword banana fritters

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Servings people

Calories 156kcal

Author Niveditha

Equipment

Frying Pan

Ingredients

200 g Bananas , sweet and ripe (approx. 4 medium sized bananas)
30 g granulated sugar , (2 tbsp)
5 g dark brown sugar , (1 tsp)
40 g all-purpose flour (3 tbsp)
30 g semolina , coarse (1 heaped tbsp)
2 pinches bicarbonate of Soda
Sunflower or Canola Oil , for deep frying

Instructions

Wash and peel the bananas.
Add the bananas to a mixing bowl. Using a potato masher, mash the bananas down.
Next, add the sugar, semolina, all-purpose flour and mix.
Finally add the bicarbonate of soda and give it a thorough mix.
Heat enough oil in a frying pan.
Using a small ice cream scoop, scoop out portions from the dough and release into the hot oil.*
Cook in medium heat until it is browned.
Repeat until all the dough is fried.
Serve as such or roll the fritters in caster sugar!

Notes

You can also use an electric fryer or an air fryer to make these fritters.
Instead of ice cream scoops, you can also use your hands and drop small portions of dough into the oil.
Give a few seconds gap before dropping another portion of the dough. This Banana fritters has a tendency to stick together when dropped at once.
These fritters taste good cold or hot.
Rolling the cooked fritters in caster sugar amplifies the sweetness and looks like doughnuts. You can use cinnamon sugar as well.
STORAGE: These fritters can be stored in a covered box and it will stay good for a day.
Can you freeze Banana Fritters? - This a snack that is at its best when made and consumed within a day; freezing/reheating doesn't work well here.
WHAT TO SERVE WITH THESE? - Serve it as is or roll it in caster sugar/ cinnamon sugar or serve it alongside chocolate sauce!
CAN THESE FRITTERS BE SHALLOW FRIED - Yes, but make sure you space them out and cook in batches. Also, ensure that you use a BPA Free non-stick pan while you're at it.
These are completely vegan/vegetarian.

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