Name: Goan banana fritters
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 2.5 ml/½ tsp ground cardamom; 1.25 ml/¼ tsp ground nutmeg; 150 g/5 oz/1¼ cups plain (all-purpose) flour; 15 ml/1 tbsp lemon juice; whipped cream or vanilla ice cream, to serve; 25 g/1 oz apricot glaze or apricot jam; 15 ml/1 tbsp flaked (sliced) almonds; oil, for deep-frying; 15 ml/1 tbsp brandy (optional); 2.5 ml/½ tsp ground cinnamon; 2 medium eggs; 2.5 ml/½ tsp salt; 30–45ml ½–3 tbsp soft light brown sugar; 4 large bananas; 120 ml/4fl oz/½ cup milk

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Complete Indian Regional Cookbook

By Mridula Baljekar

Published 2017

About

Banana fritters, Filoss, can be served as a scrumptious dessert with a generous dollop of fresh whipped cream, or eaten as a snack on their own. Delicately spiced with nutmeg and cinnamon, every mouthful of these fritters will delight the palate with its wonderful mixture of varied textures. Their sweetness and smooth finish provide the perfect finale for a meal that has featured a spicy hot main dish.