Kela Pua (Banana Fritters)

Courtesy Nani/Anjana Kumar (aka mummy)

Ingredients:

• 3 over-ripe bananas
• Handful of raisins
• 3-4 dried dates - soaked overnight
  
• Dried coconut shavings
• Handful of chopped walnuts/pecans
• Half cup Flour or wheat flour
  
• Milk (for measurements see below)
  
• Jaggery or brown sugar (to taste)
• Teaspoon of Sauf (Aniseed)

How to:

• Soak dried dates to soften them - easier to chop.
  
• Mash the bananas in a big bowl till there are no big lumps.
  
• Add sauf, raisins, walnuts/pecans, cocunut shavings, jaggery/sugar.
• Pour in the flour gradually, mixing it well to form a consistent batter - prevent formation of lumps.
  
• Pour a little milk to make the batter just enough to keep it thick. The consistency could be similar to a thick batter used for Uttapa or pancakes.
• Take a shallow pan and coat the pan evenly with a few drops of oil (to prevent the batter from sticking)
• Pour the batter (in small circles) into the pan to cook for around 2-3 minutes - on both sides - till it is reddish brown.
  

How to serve this dish:

This recipe comes from Central India and is native to the states of Bihar and Jharkhand. The dish is traditionally sweet and accompanied with spicy pickles (like Chilli pickles or other spicy accompainments). This dish can make a good breakfast dish or can serve as a nice tea time snack.

The recipe:

This recipe has been developed by Ms. Ibha Kumar (the author of this blog). While we encourage you to use this dish for personal use, no part of this recipe or minor alterations can be published in any form (in print or electronic media) without the express consent of the author and must accompany a full reference of the author and the blog.