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Ethakka Appam/ Pazham Pori


This is a famous dish from Kerala .Medium ripe banana is generally used for preparing this.  A famous variety of banana called Nenthrapazham,which we get in Kerala is used for preparing this.


Ingredients
  1. Banana- 2 Nos
  2. Maida( All Purpose Flour) -1 cup
  3. Rice Flour - 1 tbsp
  4. Water - as required
  5. Oil for shallow frying
  6. Turmeric powder  1/2 tsp
  7. Salt – a  pinch
How to Cook
  1. Mix Maida with required amount of water ,rice flour , a pinch salt and turmeric powder to make it  a medium thick paste without much water. Make sure not to form lumps while preparing the batter .
  2. Cut the Banana lengthwise into 4 pieces and cut in the middle .
  3. Heat oil in a frying pan.
  4. When the oil is ready , dip the banana in the maida batter prepared  and pour it to the pan and shallow fry until it gets cooked. When one side is cooked turn the banana slice and cook the other side as well.
  5. After it is done, transfer the banana slices to paper napkins to drain off the excess oil. 
  6. This is one of our favourite dishes and you can have it as a snack.

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