Name: Fried Bananas (Pisang Goreng)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: ⅓ cup (80 ml) water; 8 small finger bananas, peeled and halved, or 4 regular bananas, peeled, halved and sliced lengthwise; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1 cup (125 g) rice flour or plain flour, sifted; Oil, for deep-frying; ⅓ cup (80 ml) coconut cream

Preparation info

Serves
4 to 6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
35 min

Appears in

The Food of Indonesia

By Heinz Von Holzen

Published 2015

About

There are many ways of cooking bananas in Indonesia. Here are two examples, but you can also add coconut cream to the batter or coat the cooked bananas with grated coconut (as shown on left).

Ingredients

1 cup (125 g) rice flour or plain flour, sifted
⅓ cup (80</

Method

Place the flour in a mixing bowl. Make a well in the middle and add the water, coconut cream and salt. Using a wooden spoon or balloon whisk, gradually incorporate the flour into the liquid and whisk to make a smooth thick batter free of lumps, adding more flour or water as needed.
Heat the oil in a wok or large saucepan until moderately hot. Dip the banana pie