Unnakaya
A favourite tea-time snack from Kerala kitchens — quick to make, satisfying to eat, and always better shared with a cup of chai on a rainy afternoon.
Ingredientsfor 5 servings
- 2 cup Coconut — grated
- 1 tsp Cardamom powder (Elakka)
- 12 nos Raisins Onakka munthiri
- 1 tbsp Cashewnuts Broken
- 2 tbsp Sugar
- 1 tsp Ghee
- 200 g Coconut oil
- 1/2 kg Plantains Medium ripe
Preparation
Step 1
Cook a piece of onion in ghee.
Step 2
Add some water and sugar into it.
Step 3
When it gets dissolved, add grated coconut, cardamom powder, raisins and cashewnuts.
Step 4
You can add 2 eggs too, if you like.
Step 5
Stir it frequently.
Step 6
When the water is all dried up, take it off the heat.
Step 7
Cook bananas and blend it well.
Step 8
Do not overcook it.
Step 9
Make lemon sized balls off the cooked bananas.
Step 10
Apply some coconut oil on your palm, so that it will not stick.
Step 11
Place a ball in your hand and flatten the centre of the ball with your fingers.
Step 12
Place some mixture in the centre of the slightly flattened ball which we made earlier, cover and shape it.
Step 13
Do the same with the rest of the balls.
Step 14
Fry in oil, till it becomes golden brown.
Step 15
Ramadan special Unnakaya is ready.
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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