Name: Sweet Banana Cutlet / Vazhappazham Cutlet
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Indian, Kerala
Ingredients: 1 large banana / ripe plantain, steamed, cooled, and mashed; ½ cup desiccated coconut; ¼ cup rice flour; 1 tsp ghee; ¼ cup sugar; ½ tsp cardamom powder; 3 tbsp plain flour; 1 cup bread crumbs; A pinch of ground turmeric; Oil for deep frying

You might be familiar with savory cutlets. If you like them, here is a sweeter version using banana for you to try.

Yield: 6

Sweet Banana Cutlet / Vazhappazham Cutlet

Cutlets made with banana.

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

1 large banana / ripe plantain, steamed, cooled, and mashed
½ cup desiccated coconut
¼ cup rice flour
1 tsp ghee
¼ cup sugar
½ tsp cardamom powder
3 tbsp plain flour
1 cup bread crumbs
A pinch of ground turmeric
Oil for deep frying

Instructions

Place rice flour in a large bowl. Rub in ghee so that the flour will look like bread crumbs. Add in desiccated coconut, sugar, mashed banana, and make dough.
Make small balls out of the dough, and shape them into cutlets. Keep aside.
To prepare the batter, combine plain flour, ground turmeric, and enough water.
Meanwhile heat oil in a deep bottomed pan. When the oil is hot enough, dip the prepared cutlets in batter, roll in bread crumbs, and deep fry. Serve.

Notes

I've used corn crumbs here to coat the banana cutlets. If you use bread crumbs, they will turn dark brown when fried.

Nutrition Information

Yield

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 268Total Fat 6gSaturated Fat 3gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 3gCholesterol 2mgSodium 154mgCarbohydrates 51gFiber 3gSugar 20gProtein 4g

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