You could call this a flour-less banana cake.. One of the Authentic Malabar delicacy. This is a famous Malabar (North Kerala) sweet dish. It is rich with flavors. It is very quick and easy to prepare.
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This recipe serves 2. If you are not so diet conscious this serves a single person
You need,
- Ripe Plantain (Nendra pazham) – 1 large
- Fresh Eggs – 2 large
- Sugar – 4 tbsp (you could add additional 1 tbsp if you need it more sweeter)
- Ghee (Clarified butter) – 1 tbsp + few drops extra for greasing the baking tray
- Cashew nuts and raisins- 1/4 cup
- Green cardamom – 2 nos (The mandatory ingredient)
You have to
- Preheat oven in 180 deg Celsius for at least 10 minutes
- Grease the baking tray (at least 4 inch) with few drops of ghee
- Powder sugar and cardamom together and keep aside closed
- Peel and slice the ripe banana into fairly thick slices (1/2 inch thick discs)
- Heat ghee in a pan in medium to low flame
- Fry the cashews till light golden brown
- Add in raisin. Once it puffs strain cashews and raisin together and keep aside
- In the same pan , add the banana slices and fry for couple of minutes till light brown flipping once in between.
- Whisk egg in a bowl along with sugar – cardamom powder.
- Transfer the fried bananas, cashew and raisins to the egg mixture
- Mix gently. Now add this to a greased tart tin or baking tin
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- Bake the mixture in pre-heated oven for 15 to 20 minutes. (till the surface is golden brown)
- Remove from the oven and cool it.
- Cut into the desired shape and enjoy
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Happy cooking!!!
This looks so delish! I'll try it (I just need to buy an oven. Heehee)