Easy to make and delicious are these raw banana cutlets which can be either deep fried or shallow fried. Deep frying is definitely more tastier, but for the health conscious, air frying and shallow frying work equally well.
Ingredients:
2 raw bananas
1 onion finely chopped
1/2 tsp garam masala
1 inch piece of ginger
8 small garlic cloves
7 green chillies
Juice of half a lemon or 1 tsp Amchur powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
4 tbsps finely chopped coriander leaves
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 tbsps oil
4 tbsps Besan/ chickpea flour
Semolina for dusting
Oil for frying
Salt
Method:
Boil the banana along with it’s skin till done. Remove the skin and mash it well. Keep aside. Make a coarse paste of the ginger , garlic and garlic and green chillies. Heat the oil in a pan. Add the cumin seeds and once they splutter add the onions and the ginger, garlic and green chilly paste. Saute till the raw smell disappears and then add the turmeric , garam masala and besan. Roast for a couple of minutes. Add the salt and mix thoroughly. Drop in this mixture into the mashed banana. Add the lemon juice and coriander leaves. Mix thoroughly. Pinch balls of this mixture and shape into cutlets. Dust them with semolina and keep aside. Heat oil in a pan. Gently drop the cutlets two or three at a time and fry them on a medium flame till crisp. Drain and place on a tissue. Serve hot with coriander,mint chutney or ketchup.
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