Pazham Pori / Banana Fritters

          Pazham Pori / Kaayi porichathu is the popular tea time snack of Kerala..It is a very tasty and easy to prepare snack prepared with ripe nendrapazham...

Ingredients:

3 ripe bananas / nendrapazham

1 cup maida/ plain flour

2-3 tbsp sugar

a pinch of salt

water as required

oil for frying

Preparation:

1. Peel and cut banana into half and then cut each piece lengthwise into four pieces. Keep it aside.
2. In a mixing bowl, add the plain flour, sugar and salt and mix well adding enough water to make a smooth thick batter.
3. Heat oil in a pan. Dip each banana pieces in the batter and deep fry them on both sides till golden brown.
4. Drain and transfer to a kitchen tissue...Serve hot with tea...

• Can add 2 tbsp rice flour (for crispiness) and pinch of turmeric powder while preparing the batter..