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Friday, January 30, 2009

Spicy Plantain Fritters

Shallow fried plantain fritters, my husband's favourite.. this weekend we went to Indian grocery to buy our indian vegetables, dals n rice..these greeny plantains caught my attention as they looked really very good n i took two of them, back home i want to prepare my husband's fav either plantain chips r plantain fritters, finally i decided to prepare this delicious, spicy plantain frittes n served with dal n rasam...quite a tasty, simple n spicy side dish, plantains r low in sodium and rich in vitamin A , potassium n fiber, they have similar nutritional content as bananas..As this plantain fritters r my husband's favourite , this spicy fritters goes to Alka's beautiful event called Just For You also goes to Think Spice - Think Twice: Mastic gum or Fennel Seeds guest hosted by Ivy of Kopiaste, event started by Sunitha


1no Plantain
1/4tsp Turmeric powder
1tsp Fennel seeds
3nos Garlic cloves
1tsp Red chilly powder
1tsp Rice flour
Salt
Oil for shallowfrying

Blend both fennel seeds n garlic cloves together in a blender or mixie, until they turns fine paste...peel the skin of plantains n cut them in circular shape..take the plantain pieces in a large bowl, add the grounded paste, turmeric powder, rice flour, red chilly powder n salt n mix everything together with ur fingers, just springle few drops of water , until the spices get well mixed with the plantain pieces...leave them aside for atleast an hour, i usually prepare them overnite n conserve them in fridge...

Heat the oil for shallow fry n drop the plantain pieces one by one n fry them until they turn brown n well fried..

Spicy plantain fritters!!!
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18 comments:

  1. IvyJanuary 30, 2009 at 8:40 AM

    Unfortunately we do not get plantains in Greece but I gather that they are similar to unripe bananas, or am I wrong? However, I can imagine that they would taste delicious with the garlic paste and the fennel seeds. Thanks for another lovely recipe.

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  2. jayasreeJanuary 30, 2009 at 9:34 AM

    Liked the flavors in the marinade. Though shallow fried, it looks crisp. Shall try it soon.

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  3. Kitchen ChroniclesJanuary 30, 2009 at 9:35 AM

    My children also luv them a lot. Looks great.

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  4. ChitraJanuary 30, 2009 at 10:25 AM

    Luv these fritters...try this once:)thanks for sharing:)do visit my blog at ur free time:)

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  5. RaksJanuary 30, 2009 at 10:31 AM

    Oh,I love to try this,I have in my hand also some,will try this weekend and let u know!

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  6. UnknownJanuary 30, 2009 at 10:32 AM

    lovely recipe and looks so yummy priya

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  7. sriharivatsanJanuary 30, 2009 at 11:48 AM

    Priya, actually it looks very crisp and spicy..Whenever i do this curry, it ends up in mushy texture, have to try this next time..Tx dear for sharing this..

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  8. Purva DesaiJanuary 30, 2009 at 11:50 AM

    Yummy fritters and love the flavours in the marination

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  9. AnonymousJanuary 30, 2009 at 3:51 PM

    Thanks for the yummy entry....fritters of any type are personal fav.,so even i enjoyed these though virtually :-)

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  10. ChamJanuary 30, 2009 at 5:45 PM

    I made something similar for my sambar rice, good one!

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  11. Mahimaa's kitchenJanuary 30, 2009 at 7:49 PM

    paakave sapadnum pola iruku! mouthwatering chips.

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  12. AnuSriramJanuary 30, 2009 at 9:58 PM

    Thats looks so crispy! love them a lot!

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  13. CurryLeafJanuary 31, 2009 at 12:02 AM

    Like the way you prepared these.It looks crisp and yum.

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  14. VibaasJanuary 31, 2009 at 1:31 AM

    Priya, i'm drooling here. looks real spicy :)

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  15. Pavithra KodicalFebruary 1, 2009 at 3:10 AM

    Spicy and crisp fritters..

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  16. AnonymousFebruary 3, 2009 at 7:29 AM

    Our cook used to make with "maravalli kizhangu" as well.

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  17. Myalgic MuslimahJuly 7, 2011 at 10:05 PM

    Hi Priya,

    I came across your blog and this plantain recipe looks wonderful. I just have one question though. Do you use the ripe yellow plantains for this which have a sweet flavour or do you use the unripe ones? Actually if you use the unripe ones then are they actual unripe plantains or would unripe green bananas also be suitable?

    It looks so tempting but if I'm to make it I want to make sure I buy the right thing. Thanks,

    Neelu

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  18. Priya SureshJuly 7, 2011 at 10:49 PM

    Hi Neelu,

    I used the green unripe bananas for making this fritters, ripen plantains wont suits prefect for this fritters,hope i cleared ur doubt..

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