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The "puris" or fried bread made from mashed bananas is a staple in the coastal regions of Karnataka and Kerala.
Ingredients:
Banana(क्याळे )-2 : preferably the ripe to very ripe (पीक्किले ) ones
Sugar ( सक्कर )-1/4 cup
Curd(दह्या )-1/2 cup
Salt ( मीठ ) 1-1/2 tea spoons or as [per tasteWheat flour (गवा पिता )-1/2 cup
Maida flour (मैदा पीठ ) -As required
Soda-1tsp (optional)
Method:
Smash the bananas, then add jaggery, sugar, curd , salt and soda. Mix it thoroughly by your hand [Caution: Avoid using a grinder / mixer for same as the mixture becomes very watery]. Add wheat flour and maida to the above mentioned mixture and form the dough.
Rub the dough thoroughly and make dough balls as shown bellow.
Roll the small dough balls into flat cakes and deep fry them.
Around 50 bansa can be formedBanana bansa are ready to serve along with Chutney
