MASHED BANANA WITH COCONUT FILLING / UNNAKKAYA / KAAYADA

MASHED BANANA WITH COCONUT FILLING / UNNAKKAYA  /  KAAYADA

INGREDIENTS

Banana / plantain (nenthrapazham) - 3 nos ( semi-ripe)
Coconut grated                                 - 1 cup
Sugar                                                 - 4 tbsp
Cardamom powder                           - a pinch
All-purpose flour (maida)                 - 2 tbsp ( for coating unnakkaaya)
Cashews and raisins                         - chopped, as required
Ghee

PREPARATION

• Steam or boil banana ( do not cut) until the banana is well cooked and soft (do not overcook banana).
• Remove the skin and mash it well without any lumps or grind it well without adding water (the same consistency of chappathi dough).
• In a pan heat ghee and add cashews, raisins and saute for few minutes.
• Then add grated coconut along with sugar and cardamom powder and then saute for few minutes.
• Remove from fire and let it cool.
• Now make a small lemon size ball from the banana dough and flatten it in your palm into a small round shape.
• Keep 1 tbsp of the filling and cover the edges lightly and roll it in your palms.
• Shape it like unnakkaaya( the shape as in the pic).
• Coat it in the all purpose flour and fry in hot oil.
• Keep turning the side and take off the flame when golden.
• Drain the excess oil and serve hot...
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