Categories: Fruit desserts
Ingredients
- 2 large, in-ripened green bananas
- 1 Tbsp. ground pistachio nuts
- 2 Tbsp. blanched and ground almonds
- 2 Tbsp. raisins (soaked in hot water)
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1 Tbsp. garam masala
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- Pinch of hing (Asian seasoning)
- 1/4 tsp. grated fresh ginger
- `1/2 small green chili (minced)
- 2 cups yogurt
- 2 cups ghee
Directions
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Boil green bananas until skins pop open. Drain and cool, then peel and mash. Add flour, salt, hing, grated ginger, and chili.
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Mash together raisins and ground nuts. Make 12 pellet-size balls with this fruit-and-nut combination.
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Now, make 12 2-inch balls with the banana mixture. With your index finger, make an indention in a banana ball and place a fruit-and-nut pellet in it. Mold banana mixture around pellet. Then in the palm of your hand form each ball into an oval shape.
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Heat ghee in skillet over medium heat. When hot add stuffed banana Vadis and fry for 4 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Drain and put in serving dish. Cover with yogurt and sprinkle with garam masala. Serve cold.
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makes 1 dozen