Recipe: Yummy Banana blossom fritters

Banana blossom fritters. Thank you to Nature's Charm for the Banana Blossoms! These fritters can be served on a whole-grain bun with fixins just like fried fish or just eaten plain. Try out & let us know your experiences in the comment section below.

Making them in air fryer requires less oil but still it tastes. Vazhaipoo vadai / Banana Blossom Vadai is unlike any other common South Indian fritters. The uniqueness of this recipe is that the banana blossoms are ground and added to the batter. You can cook Banana blossom fritters using 14 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Banana blossom fritters

1. It's of Banana Blossom, cleaned.
2. Prepare of chana dal.
3. Prepare of cumin seeds.
4. Prepare of fennel seeds.
5. You need of dried red chillies.
6. Prepare of ginger.
7. It's of garlic.
8. Prepare of onions, chopped.
9. Prepare of coriander leaves, chopped.
10. It's of curry leaves, chopped.
11. It's of green chillies, chopped.
12. Prepare of asafoetida.
13. It's of salt.
14. Prepare of Vegetable oil to deep fry.

Banana blossom Fritters (pakoras). by: Panfusine. Drop the batter with a spoon in batches and fry on a medium-high heat until the fritters turn a golden brown, remove from oil and. Thank you to Nature's Charm for the Banana Blossoms! I've tried banana blossom on a few occasions during my travels in South-East Asia, it's a common ingredient in this part of the world (especially in curries), but I had never worked with it in my kitchen.

Banana blossom fritters step by step

1. Soak the chana dal in water for 2 hours. Take a mixie and add in the cumin, fennel seeds, dried red chillies, ginger and garlic. Add a couple of tablespoon of the soaked chana dal and grind to a coarse paste..
2. Once the masala is coarsely ground, add drained chana dal on top of it and grind again. Please do not add water while grinding. It's very important. Pulse several times if necessary..
3. Now add the banana blossom to the mixie and grind again. If you do not have a heavy duty mixie, chop the banana blossoms before adding..
4. Remove the ground batter to a bowl and add in the chopped onions, coriander leaves, curry leaves, green chillies, a pinch of asafoetida and the salt. Mix well to combine.
5. Mix well and check for seasoning. Add extra salt if necessary. Form the vadai. Take a small lime size batter in hand and make a ball. Make small balls. Remember that smaller balls makes for crispier vadais. Gently flatten it on the hands. Gather the edges to smoothen. The more you flatten, the more crispier the vadas.

We call it "Vadi" in our native language which is similar to Pakora/Fritters. This one is unique because it is made of Banana blossom. -@wittymushroom. Use the Banana Fritter recipe by Vicki G.you will not be disappointed. I think that the flour is missing from this recipe also! These Banana Fritters are a delicious way to use up your ripe bananas.