Unnakkaaya (Banana Flambe Fritters)
Unnakkaaya (Banana Flambe Fritters)

Hey everyone, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, unnakkaaya (banana flambe fritters). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Here is the recipe of Thalassery special unnakaya/Kaya ada/Banana flambe fritters. Try it and spread the joy! Unnakkaya originates from the Malabar region of kerala.

Unnakkaaya (Banana Flambe Fritters) is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look fantastic. Unnakkaaya (Banana Flambe Fritters) is something which I have loved my whole life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have unnakkaaya (banana flambe fritters) using 8 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Unnakkaaya (Banana Flambe Fritters):
  1. Prepare 3 Kerala Banana (Semi ripe)
  2. Take 1/2 Cup Coconut Grated
  3. Make ready 2 Tablespoons Sugar
  4. Take 1 Tablespoon Cashew (Chopped)
  5. Get 1 Tablespoon Raisins
  6. Get 1/2 Teaspoon Cardamom Powder
  7. Prepare 2 Tablespoons Ghee
  8. Make ready Coconut Oil

Great recipe for Unnakkaaya (Banana Flambe Fritters). Unnakkaaya is a malabar special tea time snack. This can be made with or without egg. The below recipe is without egg.

Instructions to make Unnakkaaya (Banana Flambe Fritters):
  1. Steam banana until it's well cooked, remove the outer skin, and grind it into a smooth dough. Keep this aside.
  2. Heat ghee in a pan, add cashew and raisins. Saute till the cashew becomes lightly golden, and raisins puff up.
  3. Add grated coconut, and saute for a couple of minutes. Now add the cardamom powder and mix well. Switch off the stove, and allow the mixture to cool.
  4. Apply a little ghee on your palm. Form small lemon sized balls out of the banana dough, and flatten it on your palm to disc shapes.
  5. Place a little of the coconut filling on this, and close the edges, and roll it in your hands to form an elongated shape as shown in the photos above.
  6. Heat oil in a pan, and shallow fry the unnakkaaya. Keep turning the sides, till the entire surface becomes uniform golden colour.

Deep fry it in oil till golden. Unnakkaya also known as Stuffed Plantain Fry is a teatime snack. The banana which I used was slightly overripe. The recipe actually calls for just ripe bananas. If you use, over ripe plantains, it will become difficult to flatten the mashed banana and stuff the filling.

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