Easy Banana Fritters
Banana fritters is an old traditional Malay delicacy and a popular Malaysian snack. It is also called "Jemput-jemput pisang" or otherwise known as "cekodok pisang".
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 15 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 300 gram ripe bananas (mashed)
- 65 gram rice flour (sifted)
- 35 gram all-purpose flour (sifted)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 cup white sesame seeds (toasted)
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
Instructions
- 1
Prepare all the ingredients needed for this dish.
- 2
Using a fork, mash the ripe bananas until it resembles one big chunk.
- 3
After the bananas has been mashed, add sifted rice flour.
- 4
Then add the sifted all-purpose flour.
- 5
Next add baking soda.
- 6
And some salt.
- 7
Then add in toasted white sesame seeds.
- 8
Combine until everything is well mixed. Let the batter rest for 15 minutes and we're ready to fry.
- 9
Heat up a wok of oil over medium to high heat. Dip a wooden chopstick into the oil. When the oil is ready, small bubbles will appear.
- 10
Just before deep frying, mix in the brown sugar into the mashed banana batter.
- 11
Using an ice-cream scoop, spoon the banana batter into the hot oil.
- 12
Fry the banana balls until its golden brown.
- 13
When it's ready, scoop the fried banana balls up using a strainer.
- 14
Drain on paper towels. And we're done!
- 15
Serve these crispy on the outside yet soft on the inside banana fritters hot with a cup of coffee or tea.