Recipe: Tasty Banana Fritters (Ethakka Appam Or Pazham Pori)

Recipe: Tasty Banana Fritters (Ethakka Appam Or Pazham Pori) Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Banana Fritters (Ethakka Appam Or Pazham Pori). In a large bowl, combine together plain flour, rice flour, cardamom, sugar, and ground turmeric. Add enough water to make smooth batter. I made banana fritters yesterday night also.

My memory of banana fritters is that of school days.

I was a residential student and they used to serve ethakka appam along with coffee in the evening.

Pazham pori aka Ethakka appam or banana (Kerala Plantain) fritters is a traditional evening snack item in Kerala.

You can have Banana Fritters (Ethakka Appam Or Pazham Pori) using 10 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Banana Fritters (Ethakka Appam Or Pazham Pori)

1. Prepare 4 of Large Sized Ripe Plaintain (Nenthrapazham/Ettapazham).

2. Prepare 1 cup of All Purpose Flour.

3. Prepare 2 tbsp of Rice Powder.

4. Prepare 1 tbsp of Black Sesame Seeds.

5. Prepare 1 tbsp of White Sesame Seeds (Optional).

6. It’s pinch of Baking Powder.

7. Prepare 1/4 tsp of Turmeric Powder.

8. You need 1 tbsp of Powdered Sugar.

9. Prepare as per taste of Salt.

10. It’s as required of Coconut Oil (For Deep Frying)-Can use any oil.

Its available throughout Kerala and all most all Keralites prepares it the same way.

Its simply ripe banana's coated with flour and deep fried in oil.

Pazham pori Preparation Pazham Pori (Banana Fritters), also known as ethakka appam, is a traditional teatime snack from Kerala.

From deep-fried raw banana fritters (kaya bhajis) to fried chicken, from steaming dosas to pickled fruits (yes!! you have to try them), and from porottas to fizzy mocktails, the options.

Banana Fritters (Ethakka Appam Or Pazham Pori) step by step

1. Peel out the skin of the bananas. Slice them into thin pieces. (I cut them lengthwise into half and each half into half). Set aside..

2. In a bowl, add flour, rice powder, turmeric powder, powdered sugar, salt, black and white sesame seeds and water. Mix well and make a semi-thick batter. (Thicker than idly batter). Add baking powder and mix well..

3. Heat oil in non stick pan. Oil should be really hot. Dip the sliced bananas in the batter and gently add to the hot oil. Deep fry till golden. Remove from oil and keep aside on a kitchen towel to absorb the extra oil. Serve hot with ginger-cardamom tea..

Pazham pori - banana fritters is a simple and traditional snack recipe from Kerala.

It's also known as 'ethakka appam'.

These are one of the favorite snacks of kids.

It's usually served along with tea or chai as a snack in the evening.

Apart from pazham pori, there would also be Paruppu vadai, sandwich and Aloo bonda.