Heinz Von Holzen

Banana Fritters

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      25 min

Appears in
The Food of Indonesia: Delicious Recipes from Bali, Java and the Spice Islands
The Food of Indonesia

By Heinz Von Holzen

Published 2015

  • About

This is a great way to use up over-ripe bananas, by mashing them up with flour, sugar and coconut cream, and deep-frying them.

Ingredients

  • 2 large or 6 small over-ripe bananas (about 10 oz/300 g), peeled

Method

  1. In a mixing bowl, mash the bananas with the sugar, salt (if using), flour and coconut cream into a sticky, slightly moist batter.
  2. Heat the oil in a wok or large saucepan until very hot. Using very moist fingers, pinch about 1 heaped tablespoon of the batter, roll it into a ball and gently lower it into the hot oil. Deep-fry for 3 to 5 minutes, turning occasiona