Unnakkaya - Banana Rolls

Unnakkaya - Banana Rolls

 

This is a Malabar snack, made specially for Ramadan :-)

 

Ingredients

Nendran Bananas                                                                                2

Grated Coconut                                                                            1/2 coconut

Sugar                                                                                             As required

Cardamom ( crushed )                                                                        3-4

Cashewnuts                                                                                        6-8

Raisins                                                                                                6-8

Ghee                                                                                                2 tbsp

Oil                                                                                                  For frying

Preparation

In a kadai, heat ghee, add cashewnuts, raisins and grated coconut, saute it for sometime till it turns golden brown. Then add sugar, cardamom powder and stir for few more minutes. Keep it aside.

Boil the bananas (steam) , remove the black specks and mash it well.

Now apply some ghee in your palm and take a lemon-sized mashed banana, press it and fill 1 tbsp of the coconut mixture, slowly join the edges and make it a oval shape or banana shape.

Fry it in oil, turning on all sides till you get a golden brown colour in a medium flame.

Unnakkaya is ready :-)  I love that coconut mixture inside :-P

 A simple, tasty and healthy evening snack !!