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The fritters served in a white plate and garnished with mint leaves.
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Spiced Indian Banana Fritters

Spiced Indian Banana Fritters are a great way to use overripe bananas. They make a great dessert recipe and go really well with ice cream or caramel syrup!
Course Desserts
Cuisine South Indian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 6 Portions
Calories 188kcal
Author Richa

Ingredients

  • 2 Bananas large, overripe
  • 1 cup All Purpose Flour or Maida
  • 4 tablespoons Palm Jaggery Or regular jaggery, See Note 1
  • ½ cup Coconut grated (optional)
  • 2 tablespoons Sesame Seeds
  • ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1 teaspoon Cardamom Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • pinch Nutmeg a
  • Oil for Frying

Instructions

  • Heat oil in a kadhai or pan for frying.
  • In a bowl, mash bananas coarsely and add jaggery, grated coconut (if using), sesame seeds, cardamom powder, vanilla extract and nutmeg powder. Mix well. (I like to keep the bananas slightly chunky while mixing)
  • Sift in flour and baking soda and mix till just combined. Do not overmix or blend to a pulp. This should form a soft, sticky dough.
  • Use a spoon or ice cream scoop (works beautifully) to scoop dough balls into the batter. Fry on medium flame till golden brown (See Note 2) and cooked from inside.
  • Serve these Spiced Indian Banana Fritters hot with some caramel syrup or a scoop of ice cream.

Notes

Jaggery can be substituted with sugar as well. The colour will change slightly depending on the sweetener you use. Palm Jaggery will give the deepest colour.
Do not fry on high heat or the fritters will remain raw from inside.
The nutritional information below is for one fritter. This recipe yielded 6 fritters for me.

Nutrition

Calories: 188kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 94mg | Potassium: 199mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 25IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 2mg