Pulivaral – Fried Banana Muffins with Rice Flour
These sweet fried dumplings or muffins are so easy to make and are a good accompaniment at tea time. Traditionally an Indian Muslim dish, this is the modern day recipe made with rice flour and coconut milk powder. Much like the Taste of Malaysian ” Goreng Pisang”, but with mashed bananas incorporated into the batter. Please also check the more traditional and softer version of Malabar Pulivaral here.
Pulivaral – Fried Banana Muffins with Rice Flour
Ingredients:
- 1 cup fine rice flour.
- 1 Tbsp plain flour.
- ½ cup jaggery or palm sugar, finely grated / or ground to a powder.
- ½ cup coconut milk powder.
- 1 egg.
- ¼ tsp salt.
- oil for frying – for authenticity, coconut oil is used.
Method:
Sift the rice flour,plain flour and salt into a bowl.
Add the grated or ground jaggery and the coconut milk powder.
I like to process this mixture together again in my food processor to a fine powder mix.
Add 3 large bananas that are ripe but not mushy and mash to make a batter.
Next add the egg and beat to make a batter. We will not add water.
The consistency should be that of a thick cake/ muffin batter.
Heat a small amount of oil, enough to fry a few small balls of batter at a time.
When quite hot, add a small spoon of batter at a time and fry on low undisturbed for 30 seconds. Turn to fry to a dark brown color evenly.
Drain on paper towels and serve warm with tea!
Pulivaral – Fried Banana Muffins with Rice Flour
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