Unnakaaya

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Unnakaaya

Description

Cooking Time

Preparation Time :10 Min

Cook Time : 5 Min

Total Time : 15 Min

Ingredients

Serves : 4
  • 3 nos banana / plantain(nenthrapazham)


  • 1 cups coconut grated


  • 4 tbsp sugar


  • 1 pinch cardamom powder


  • 2 tbsp all purpose flour (maida)( for coating unnakkaaya)


  • 1/4 cups cashews and raisins


  • 1 tbsp ghee

Directions

  • Steam or boil banana ( do not cut) until the banana is well cooked and soft (do not over cook 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