Wednesday, 21 September 2016

Plantain Fritters

Hi!


I bought plantains the other day for some reason (that I rather not say) and I boiled one. It is so hard to mash it, you literally need all the strength you have to mash it. So I mashed it and mixed with some salt. I tried it and it was so nice. There was some left over and I was thinking what to do with it. Accidentally ended up making fritters and they were delicious. Plantain is basically raw banana or unripe banana. Here is a picture of it below. They are used to make fish curry in my region in Bangladesh and a medicine for loose bowel.


Ingredients:

- Plantain

- Chopped onion in really small pieces

- Salt

- Red chilli powder

- Cumin powder

- Egg white (optional)

- Oil for deep frying


Method:

1. Cut both ends of the plantain but don't peel it. Boil the plantain(s) in a pressure cooker till 4 whistles. Remove them from the pressure cooker and let it cool. Peel it.

2. Mash the plantain with your hands till almost no chunks left.

3. Add all the spices and give it a good mix.

4. Make mini circles by squeezing them really hard . If you see that they are not binding together, add a bit of egg white and see if they bind.

5. Heat up the oil quite strongly. Drop 2 or 4 of the plantain balls and fry them for 1-2 minutes or until golden brown. Remove them from the oil before they crumble down in the oil.

Serve!


 I suggest you try this too. It is also vegetarian or even vegan if you do not need to add the egg. I feel like having some right now. It tasted very similar to the falafels I make at home. Let me know how it goes!

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Take Care,


Yours, Nafiza

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