Unnakaya
Ingredients
- 5 Plantain (semi ripe)
- 1/2 cup Grated Coconut
- 1 tablespoon 1 Ghee
- 8 Cashew 8-10 nuts
- 1 teaspoon Raisins
- 1 tablespoon Sugar
- Oil for frying
Instructions
- 1 Steam the bananas until they become soft. Remove the skin and the seeds inside.
- 2
Mash the bananas well. When cool enough to handle, knead it into a smooth dough.- 3
Heat a pan, add 1½ teaspoons of ghee, and roast the broken cashew nuts and raisins. Set them aside.- 4
In the same pan, add grated coconut and sugar. Sauté for two minutes.- 5
In a bowl, combine the roasted cashew nuts, raisins, and the coconut-sugar mixture. This is the filling.- 6
Grease your palms with a little ghee. Take a medium-sized portion of the banana dough and roll it into a ball.- 7
Flatten the ball, place about a teaspoon of the filling inside, seal the edges, and shape it into a cylinder with slightly pointed ends.- 8
Heat oil and fry the shaped unnakayas over medium heat until all sides are golden brown.- 9
Unnakaya is ready. - 2
