African Banana Fritters

Fritter is a name applied to a wide variety of fried food. These fritters consist of a portion of batter made of flour or bread which is filled with bits and pieces of meat or vegetables or fruits. Some  are crispy and some are soft, they can be sweet or savory, depending on what kind of fritter you are preparing. Fritters are made all over the world with different names like Bhajji, cakes, pakoda etc.    
 
 Today I am here with African Banana Fritter. This is famous in West Africa where bananas are mashed and mixed with flour, egg and spice powder. These delicious fritters are served as a breakfast and as a dessert too. Simple and easy recipe which can be made in no time. This dish goes to the 1st day of BM # 53, week 1, under the theme " Bring on Fritters". You will be seeing 3 different kinds of fritters from 3 different countries for all 3 days. So for day 1, here goes the delicious fritter from Africa. 
Source of this recipe: YouTube. 
                                               

 Ingredients:


Ripe Bananas 
Sugar 1 spoon
Cinnamon powder 1/4 spoon
Rice flour / All purpose flour 1 to 1 1/2 cup
Egg 1
Oil for deep frying



Preparation:


Beat egg in a small bowl and keep aside.
Take ripe bananas and mash them completely in a separate bowl.
Now add beaten egg, cinnamon powder, sugar and mix well.
Add rice flour and mix till the batter is smooth.
The consistency should not be too thin or too thick.
Heat oil in a frying pan.


Now with a spoon take the batter and drop like dumplings  hot oil.
Fry these fritters on a medium flame till nice and brown.
Once done remove and transfer these fritters on to paper towel to remove excess oil.
Once they cool down little bit not completely sprinkle some powdered sugar on top and serve.

                                         


Check to see what my fellow bloggers are cooking for BM 53.





Comments

  1. SrivalliJune 3, 2015 at 4:42 AM

    Those fritters are so delicious..must have tasted great..more like our own Kerala pazham pori.

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  2. UshaJune 3, 2015 at 4:46 AM

    Cinnamon must have given these fritters a nice flavor.

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  3. rajaniJune 3, 2015 at 5:16 AM

    Kind of a version of our pazham pori. This Looks good.

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  4. prabaJune 3, 2015 at 9:11 AM

    good way to use ripe bananas..fritters looks yummy...

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  5. SaritaJune 3, 2015 at 10:05 AM

    Nice yummy snack Sushma! Great flavour..

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  6. Suma GandlurJune 3, 2015 at 10:16 AM

    I remember making a similar version from Malaysia and bet these were delicious.

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  7. Priya SureshJune 3, 2015 at 11:54 AM

    Very tempting fritters, just feel like grabbing and having some.

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  8. Sandhya RamakrishnanJune 3, 2015 at 6:24 PM

    I have made something similar and we loved it. Looks so tempting :)

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  9. The Pumpkin FarmJune 4, 2015 at 10:47 AM

    nice deep color

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  10. Chef MireilleJune 4, 2015 at 8:45 PM

    love these...I have tried so many different versions of banana fritters and they are all so fabulous

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  11. ArchanaJune 5, 2015 at 8:50 AM

    Wow these fitters look yum

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  12. Harini RJune 7, 2015 at 8:47 AM

    I made the egg free ones for a previous edition. Loved these..

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  13. vaishali sabnaniJune 7, 2015 at 4:49 PM

    Wonderful ! Thats a very interesting version of a fritter , fantastic !

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  14. Varada's KitchenJune 8, 2015 at 6:05 AM

    I like the deep golden brown color. Looks great.

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  15. PavaniJune 10, 2015 at 4:37 AM

    Those banana fritters look so addictive. Very easy to make too.

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  16. Priya Srinivasan - I Camp in My KitchenJune 10, 2015 at 11:52 PM

    With cinnamon and sugar on top, it must have tasted delicious

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  17. PadmajhaJune 12, 2015 at 8:54 PM

    Delicious fritters Sushma...

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  18. veenaJune 16, 2015 at 6:02 AM

    These fritters look very delicious!!

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  19. Sowmya :)June 20, 2015 at 2:46 AM

    Looks easy and delicious! Wow!!

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  20. Sneha's RecipeJune 28, 2015 at 11:15 AM

    Delicious and yummy fritters.

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