Onam ---- Festival Of Kerala -Banana fry

Sarkarapuratty (Fried Bananas Chips in Molasses)

Ingredients :

Semi ripe Banana - 1 Coconut oil - 100gms Molasses or Jaggery - 75gms

Dried ginger powder - 5gms Ghee - 1tsp Water - 1/4glass

Method of Preparation :

Peel the bananas and split it into two pieces. Cut it into ¹/₄" thick pieces. Fry it in warm coconut oil.

Heat the molasses in ¹/₄glass of water. Remove from fire when it becomes thick. Add dried ginger powder and fried banana pieces in this molasses solution. Keep stirring till the banana pieces separates.

Kaya Varuthathu (Banana Fry)

Ingredients :

• Semi ripe banana - 1
• Coconut oil - 150gm
• Turmeric powder - ¹/₄tsp
• Salt - to taste

Method :

Peel banana and slice into thin round pieces or split bananas into 4 thin pieces and slice. Heat oil and fry the banana pieces. When it is ³/₄ done, add turmeric powder and salt mixed in 1tsp water. Fry well.