Pazham Nirachathu Easy
Straightforward Kerala cooking — good ingredients treated well, spiced with confidence, and served without pretence. The kind of food that tastes like someone's kitchen, not a restaurant.
Ingredientsfor 5 servings
- 5 nos Ripe bananas Nenthrapazham
- 50 g Sugar
- ½ Of Coconut
- 5 nos Cardamom (Elakka)
- 10 g Cashewnuts
- 10 g Raisins Onakkamunthiri
- 20 g Maida
- Coconut oil — for frying
Preparation
Step 1
Heat up a pan or a kadai.
Step 2
Roast the grated coconut in it followed by sugar, cardamoms, raisins and cashews.
Step 3
Split the bananas into two and stuff the above mixture into it.
Step 4
Coat it with maida and fry them in coconut oil.
Tip
Do not rush the onion and shallot frying. The difference between pale onions and properly browned onions is the difference between a flat dish and a flavourful one.
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