MASHED BANANA WITH COCONUT FILLING / UNNAKKAYA / KAAYADA
INGREDIENTS
Banana / plantain (nenthrapazham) - 3 nos ( semi-ripe)
Coconut grated - 1 cup
Sugar - 4 tbsp
Cardamom powder - a pinch
All-purpose flour (maida) - 2 tbsp ( for coating unnakkaaya)
Cashews and raisins - chopped, as required
Ghee
PREPARATION
- Steam or boil banana ( do not cut) until the banana is well cooked and soft (do not overcook banana).
- Remove the skin and mash it well without any lumps or grind it well without adding water (the same consistency of chappathi dough).
- In a pan heat ghee and add cashews, raisins and saute for few minutes.
- Then add grated coconut along with sugar and cardamom powder and then saute for few minutes.
- Remove from fire and let it cool.
- Now make a small lemon size ball from the banana dough and flatten it in your palm into a small round shape.
- Keep 1 tbsp of the filling and cover the edges lightly and roll it in your palms.
- Shape it like unnakkaaya( the shape as in the pic).
- Coat it in the all purpose flour and fry in hot oil.
- Keep turning the side and take off the flame when golden.
- Drain the excess oil and serve hot...
