Kele Phodi ( Pan-Fried Sweetness Plantain); Iii Ways! Meatless Mondays!

Fried plantain is mutual non solely inward Hispanic cuisine but inward the Caribbean Area in addition to Indian cuisines too! Almost all of the South Indian states brand does sweetness plantains inward ane shape or the other. They are commonly eaten every bit a snack alongside a loving cup of tea but may live on also served every bit a side alongside a meal.

Where I am from, nosotros arrive inward 3 unlike ways. My woman rear never deep-fried the plantains. She ever pan-fried it alongside really petty oil. Specific plantains are used for this recipe. They are called every bit Nendrabale.

I am going to exhibit y'all all 3 ways to brand fried plantains. I similar them all, depending on my mood.

Servings: 3-4

Ingredients:

Ripe plantains: 2
Salt: every bit per private taste
Coconut oil: to grease the skillet/ tawa/ griddle

For the plainly version:
Red chilli powder: 1/4 tsp

For the rice flour version: all the inward a higher house ingredients +
Rice flour: 2 tbsp

For the sooji rava version: all of the inward a higher house +
Water: 2 tbsp
Cream of wheat/sooji rava or/cornmeal: 1/4 cup

Method:

Peel the plantain. Slice them horizontally into 3 equal pieces.

Now vertically spell each private spell into 3-4 slices depending on your desired degree of thickness in addition to the thickness of the plantain. You don't wish the slices to live on likewise thin.

Arrange the slices on a plate.

For the plainly fried plantains:

Mix together common salt in addition to chilli powder. Sprinkle this mixture on exceed of the plantain slices, on both sides.

Heat the skillet/tawa on medium heat. Grease it using kokosnoot oil.Once the skillet is hot, house the plantain slices on it.

Cook on depression open fire until lightly golden brown( roughly 3-4 minutes on each side).

Serve hot.

For rice flour coated fried plantains:

In a shallow bowl/ plate, mix together rice flour, common salt in addition to cherry-red chilli powder.

Dip the cutting plantain slices into this mixture.

Heat the skillet/tawa on medium heat. Grease it using kokosnoot oil.Once the skillet is hot, house the plantain slices on it.

Cook on depression open fire until lightly golden brown( roughly 3-4 minutes on each side).

Serve hot.

For the sooji rawa coated fried plantains:

In a shallow bowl/ plate, mix together rice flour, salt, cherry-red chilli pulverization in addition to H2O to brand a paste.

Smear this glue on both sides of the plantain slices.

Take the sooji rava/ cornmeal inward a plate.

Roll the batter-coated plantain slices into this mixture in addition to then that it is coated alongside rawa/ cornmeal.

Heat the skillet/tawa on medium heat. Grease it using kokosnoot oil.Once the skillet is hot, house the plantain slices on it inward a unmarried layer.

Cook on depression open fire until lightly golden brown( roughly 3-4 minutes on each side).

Serve hot.

Enjoy! I am bringing this to Fiesta Fri & Saucy Saturday. The co-hosts this calendar week at Angie's Fiesta Fri are 2 first-class bloggers Sonal @ simplyvegetarian777 and Laurie @ ten.times.tea. I know I am tardily for all the parties, but I genuinely believe inward the adage, " meliorate tardily than never!"

Cooking made easy:

Whenever y'all wish to pan-fry something in addition to use less oil, brand certain that the skillet/ griddle is hot plenty at the beginning, but later that keep a constant temperature that does non campaign the nutrient to forcefulness out but cooks it well. To much fluctuations inward the temperature mightiness essay detrimental to effective cooking.

Tip for good for y'all living:

While cooking, ever hold back for healthier ways to ready whatever given recipe. Steaming/ broiling/ baking is meliorate than frying . Pan-frying is meliorate than deep-frying.

Food for thought:

One tin never consent to creep when ane feels an impulse to soar. Hellen Keller