Unnakaya

Unnakaya is a malabari dish  made with ripe banana.

INGREDIENTS :

1. Kerala Ripe banana  / Nendrapzham ( if very ripe banana is 100 % ripe ,  take bananas of  70 to 80% ripe) - 2 Nos
2. Grated Coconut - 1/2 Cup
3. Cashew Nuts  and Raisins- 1/2 Cup
4. Ghee- 2 tbsp
5. Sugar- 4 tbsp
6. Cardamon powdered- 1/2 tsp
7. Oil for shallow frying.

How To Cook :

FOR THE FILLING

1. Crush the cashewnuts, raisins just for one round in a mixie. 
2. Heat pan add 2 tbsp ghee to the pan .
3. When it is hot , transfer the grated coconut , cashewnuts , raisin , sugar and cardamon powder, saute in low flame for 3 minutes and fry on high flame for a minute. Keep this aside for the filling.
4. Cut the banana into 3 halves.
5. Steam the banana in a steamer for 10 minutes until it is soft. Make sure you donot overcook the bananas.
6. Now when it is still warm , remove the outer skin of the bananas.
7. Cut into half and remove the black seeds.
8. Now still warm , mash it well with a spoon  and later when it start to cool down , mash well with your hand to a dough form.( You need not add  any water as we have taken ripe bananas)
9. Now make small balls out of the bananas like we do for chappathi and flatten it on your palm to a small circular shape.
10. Add the filling onto the middle of the circle and close it and slightly elongate by keeping between both your palms to get an oval shape.
11. Heat oil in a pan and shallow  fry the banana balls .
12. Keep on moving the banana balls until  all the sides start to turn golden brown.
13. Serve hot !!!