Balekai Podi / Banana Pakoda / Banana Bajji

Ingredients

1. Raw Banana / Balekai – 2
2. Gram Flour – 1/2 cup
3. Rice Flour – 1 tsp
4. Red Chilly Powder – 1 tsp
5. Asafoetida/Hing – pinch
6. Salt to taste
7. Oil for deep fry

Method

1. Peel of the fibre from banana skin. Cut into 1/2cm thick and long slices. Keep them immersed in buttermilk
2. Mix gram flour,rice flour,red chilly powder, asafoetida and salt. Add water and prepare a thick paste
3. Coat this paste over banana slices. Meantime heat oil in medium flame
4. Drop them into oil and deep fry till they turn golden brown
5. Serve hot with ketchup or chilly/mint chutney