unakkaya

unakkaya

Preparation Time: 15 min

Cooking Time: 10 min

Serves: 8

Ingredients measure:-

For Steaming:

Big plantain(ethakkaya)-ripe : 6 medium

Rice powder(if plantain is too ripe): 2  tbsp

Sugar: to taste

For Filling:

Grated Coconut:  2 cups

Cardamom powder: 2 tsp

Sugar or jaggery: to taste

Oil : Sufficient for deep fry

Preparation:-

1)      Cut the Big plantain as in the image above.
2)      Steam it until cooked with the items under ‘for Steaming’.
3)      Keep it aside.
4)      Mix together the items under ‘for filling’.
5)      Make a dough with the steamed banana and rice powder
6)      Take a lime size piece from dough and spread it in hand.
7)      Put the filling and seal it.
8)      Make it into the shape as ahown in image.
9)      Deep fry in oil.

Note: You can alternatively replace the filling with scrambled egg, or spicy chicken or meat fillig.