Stuffed Bananas

Today is Sankasthi and many of us are fasting in order to appease Lord Ganpati.

But during fasting we generally avoid the usual food and usually savor on items made from sago or sabudana, sweet potato or devour on fruits. But we usually find the usual sabudana wada or kichadi or sweet potato usal or kheer as boring or high in calories. So here is some options made from big bananas called as Nendrabale bananas or they are commonly known as chips bananas or mallu bananas.

Nendra bale banana

During fasting we usually opt for dishes which are sweet and light so that the spicy food doesn’t upset the acid balance of empty stomach. These 3 recipes are easy to make, and is done in matter of half 15-20 min.

Stuffed banana (sweet)

Ingredients

Nendrabale bananas 2

Coconut gratings 1 cup

Gul or jaggery according to taste

Elachi powder

Dry fruits – chopped or powdered (optional)

Ghee – to shallow fry

1. In a non-stick pan melt the jaggery on low flame.
2. Once the jaggery has melted, add the coconut gratings and dry fruits and cook till the mixture becomes dry.
3.   Add the Elachi powder and allow the mixture to cool.
4.  De-skin the bananas and make 4 pieces with a slight slit on one side. Be careful as not to make a deep slit then we won’t be able to stuff the stuffing.
5. Once the coconut mixture is cooled stuff the mixture in the slit bananas and shallow fry them till they are golden brown on all sides.

Stuffed bananas (savoury)

Ingredients

Nendrabale bananas 2

Coconut gratings 1 cup

Coriander leaves few

Green chillies 2

Ginger 1’

Jeera 1 teaspoon

Salt to taste

Pudina (mint) leaves – optional

Ghee for shallow fry

Coconut paste

1.  Make a paste/ chutney of coconut, coriander, green chillies, ginger, jeera and salt.
2. De-skin the bananas and make slit as done for above recipe.





Stuffed Bananas - ready to eat

3.  Stuff the coconut paste in the bananas and shallow fry them.

Caramelized Bananas

This recipe requires no grating or making paste and is easy and ready in jiffy,

Ingredients

Nendrabale banana 2

Sugar 1 – 2 teaspoon

Dalchini (cinnamon) powder - to sprinkle

Ghee to shallow fry

1. De-skin the bananas and cut into half. Cut around 1 cm thick slices.
2.   On a non-stick pan, smear some ghee and sprinkle some of the sugar.
3. Place the banana slices on it. Sprinkle some more sugar and cinnamon powder on the slice and shallow fry them on both sides till golden brown.
4.  Serve hot with chilled ice-cream on top.

3-in-1 banana platter

Ready to eat - banana platter