Banana Fritters/Pazha Kachayam
Golden brown and completely delicious, Banana Fritters/Pazha Kachayam are the perfect way to satisfy a sweet tooth! Made with sweet, fruity bananas and flavored with cardamom, then fried to perfection, these fritters are yummy all the way to the last bite!
Ingredients
- 1 cup mashed bananas approx. 3 ripe medium size bananas
- 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup fine rava
- 2/3 cup fine sugar
- 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
Instructions
- Mash the bananas in a bowl. Add in the flour, sugar, fine rava and cardamom powder to the bowl.
- Mix the batter well. Add in a tablespoon of water and mix the batter. Do not add too much water as the batter will become watery after a couple of minutes due to the addition of sugar and bananas.
- Add in the baking soda and mix well. Allow the batter to rest for 10 minutes.
- Heat oil in a pan until medium hot. Add in small scoops of the batter to the oil when the oil is ready.
- Keep turning the batter balls so the batter cooks evenly on both sides.
- Deep fry until its golden. Remove and drain on paper towels.
Notes
- Do not add too much sugar. Adding too much sugar will brown the kachayam/fritters very fast in oil before the inside gets cooked.
- Don’t fry too many at once! Overcrowding the oil will cause the temperature drop. Aim for 4-5 in one batch.
- Be sure the oil is nice and hot at 375 F degrees, otherwise the fritters will soak up too much oil.
- You could use a cookie scoop to easily drop the batter into the oil.
- These fritters are best eaten warm but they could easily be reheated in the microwave. Reheat in the microwave for only about 30 seconds at a time. If you leave them too long in the microwave, they might turn rubbery.
- Sprinkle confectioner's sugar on the fritters if you want to enjoy them sweet. They could also be served with sweet dipping sauces like chocolate sauce or caramel sauce.