Go Bananas With Fritters!

I love making Fritters with fruits.It is usually composed of some fruits mixed in some batter and deep fried.My children love to eat banana fritters.And whenever I have over ripened bananas, I make my children this special treat.

Banana Fritters

3 over-ripened bananas
1/4 lb flour
A pinch of salt
1/4 teaspoon bi-carbonate soda
2 tablespoon water
Oil for frying

Peel the bananas and mash into a pulp.Add to this, the flour, salt,water and the bicarbonate soda and mix well into a batter.Let it stand for about 15 minutes before using.

Drop spoonfuls of the mixture into hot oil.Fry until golden brown.Serve with jaggery* syrup or dust with powdered sugar.

The main ingredient here is Jaggery.A naturally sweetened hard substance made from cane juice or palm sap.This jaggery is made into a syrup by adding water and boiling.

What's For Dessert?

I love to give a home made touch to ready-made food that is bought from the supermarket.The other night I had invited some guests for dinner ,while the menu for dinner was cooked from scratch ,I didn't have enough time to plan out a proper dessert.That's when I thought I 'll make a custard pudding straight from an instant pudding packet.Now from there on, I innovated a made- at- home look to the pudding.Once the pudding was made according to the instructions on the packet,I lined a dish with a layer of coconut biscuits ( soaked in syrup).Over this,I poured the custard pudding.I kept it in the refrigerator for it to set.When the pudding was set ,I topped the pudding with glazed cherries,that I had made earlier in the day.Everyone liked it and commented that it really tasted fresh and good.

Another day ,I cooked bananas in sugar syrup and enjoyed with some vanilla ice cream

Traditional Dish During The Festive Season

Kiribath or Milk Rice

Kiribath or milk rice is a Sri Lankan delicacy.It is a typical traditional dish.It is made out of rice and milk.It has now become customary and is common in almost every Sri Lankan household.The method for preparing this dish is quite simple.The rice is cooked in boiling water for about fifteen minutes.Then the coconut milk is added and cooked further,until the liquid is all soaked up.Salt is added according to taste during cooking.

Kiribath is served with Lunu Miris, a fiery chutney or sambol ,consisting of red onions, red chilly and spices.It can also be eaten with jaggery and bananas.On special occasions it is served alongside other traditional sweetmeats.In our country this is a must in the menu for any auspicious moments,happy and joyous events and during the festive seasons.

Banana Muffins

This recipe was originally tried with plums.But My Children didn't quite like the taste However when I made the recipe again using bananas ,it became an instant hit.








Ingredients For Banana muffins

200 gram condensed milk
60 gram butter
130 gram flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon vanilla/banana essence
1/2 cup coarsely mashed bananas
1/2 cup water

(1/2- denotes half)

Method
Sieve the flour,baking powder and baking soda together.Add condensed milk,butter,vanilla/banana essence and half a cup water into the flour mixture and blend it well.Fold in the mashed bananas.Pour this into a greased muffin tray and bake in a hot hour till done.