Pazham nirachathu/stuffed banana is a very special and tasty snack very popular in malabar region especially Calicut. Calicut is very famous for variety dishes like pazham nirachath , chatti pathiri, halwa and so on. Calicut biriyani is one of the most favorite dish of many. Here, I am sharing a very inevitable Calicut snack pazham nirachathu. This snack is prepared mainly during iftars. This snack is prepared by stuffing ripe banana with   sweet coconut  mixture. This is a very tasty and delicious dish. Hope you would try this recipes very soon.

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Ingredients

Ripe banana/ Plaintain- 4 Nos

Grated coconut- 1/2 cup

Maida- 1 cup

Rice flour- 2 tbsp

Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp

Salt- a pinch

Water – as needed

Cashews- 6-7 chopped

Raisins-6-7

Seasame seeds- few

Powdered cardamon- 1 tsp

Sugar- 2- 3 tbsp

Ghee- 2-3t bsp

Oil- for deep frying

Method

• Batter- In a bowl add Maida, rice flour,turmeric powder and salt .Mix all the ingredients by adding water little by little until you get a thick batter .Keep it aside.

• Add 2- 3 tbsp  ghee in a hot pan and saute the cashews until it turns golden  brown or until done. Add  raisins and saute for a minute or so.Now add Grated coconut and saute  until it is well coated with ghee.add seasame seeds and mix. Sprinkle powdered cardamon and mix. Turn off the flame and keep it aside.  Allow to cool down.Add 3-4 tbsp sugar and mix.

• Peel off the skin of banana  and make a shallow slit length wise. Now fill the coconut -cashew mixture into the slit made in the banana.Dip the this stuffed banana in the prepared batter. Make sure to cover the banana with the batter.

• Heat oil in a deep pan and deep fry the stuffed banana until they become golden brown in colour. Dont forget to flip the banana in between.Drain the fried bananas into tissues to absorb excess oil.

• Serve this delicious and tasty  and hot stuffed banana fry   with a  cup of tea.

Pazham Nirachathu/Stuffed Banana-A malabar special dish

 

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Prep time

10 mins

Cook time

10 mins

Total time

20 mins

 

Author: Neena

Recipe type: South Indian

Cuisine: Tea time Snack

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• Ripe banana/ Plaintain- 4 Nos
• Grated coconut- ½ cup
• Maida- 1 cup
• Rice flour- 2 tbsp
• Turmeric powder- ¼ tsp
• Salt- a pinch
• Water - as needed
• Cashews- 6-7 chopped
• Raisins-6-7
• Seasame seeds- few
• Powdered cardamon- 1 tsp
• Sugar- 2- 3 tbsp
• Ghee- 2-3t bsp
• Oil- for deep frying

Instructions

1. Batter- In a bowl add Maida, rice flour,turmeric powder and salt .Mix all the ingredients by adding water little by little until you get a thick batter .Keep it aside.
2. Add 2- 3 tbsp  ghee in a hot pan and saute the cashews until it turns golden  brown or until done. Add  raisins and saute for a minute or so.Now add Grated coconut and saute  until it is well coated with ghee.add seasame seeds and mix. Sprinkle powdered cardamon and mix. Turn off the flame and keep it aside.  Allow to cool down.Add 3-4 tbsp sugar and mix.
3. Peel off the skin of banana  and make a shallow slit length wise. Now fill the coconut -cashew mixture into the slit made in the banana.Dip the this stuffed banana in the prepared batter. Make sure to cover the banana with the batter.
4. Heat oil in a deep pan and deep fry the stuffed banana until they become golden brown in colour. Dont forget to flip the banana in between.Drain the fried bananas into tissues to absorb excess oil.
5. Serve this delicious and tasty  and hot stuffed banana fry   with a  cup of tea.

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