It is an integral part of the traditional Kerala meal called sadya had during weddings and traditional festivals such as Onam.
In Kerala, unripe bananas are used to make salted chips. It is the first time I am making the banana chips. As most of you know it was Onam last week.
For the first time in 17 years I clelbrated Onam in my Home.Most of the years we were in Kerala, when it was Onam or Onam was few days after we came from India so i didn't celebrate on those years.
Few years back we had to take the plane on the morning of onam to be back here. So you can imagine how that was.
This year we stayed for summer here in Belgium so i started planning the sadhya, as we had asked a malayalee couple ( well she is malayalee he is from belgium) for the sadhya. So when i went for shoping in Brussels i saw these bananas in the super market and thought why not make it myself.
I have to admit when i was making the chips the whole house was smelling like the smell you get in the streets were they fry the chips. (Most of the malayalees will know that, there is always a guy frying these banana chips in small shops near the bus stands or just outside a railway station etc)
This my entry for JFI hosted by Mandira
This my entry for JFI hosted by Mandira
Busy Frying
Raw Banana 2
Coconut oil for deep frying or anyother vegetable oil. If you want to have the smell of Kerala you must use coconut oil.Turmeric powder - 1/4tsp
Salt - to taste
Method :Peel banana and slice into thin round pieces or split bananas into 4 thin pieces and slice. Heat oil and fry the banana pieces. When it is 3/4 done, add turmeric powder and salt mixed in 1tsp water and fry well.
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