There are literally hundreds of snacks that can made with plantain…Interestingly you may find as many recipes as there are a wide variety of plantain snacks ! This is one among them…
Pazham Nirachathu is the malayalam word for Stufffed Banana. Ripe Banana stuffed with grated coconuts, nuts, and eggs, then its fried in ghee…oh my ! even the thought makes anybody drool, isnt it? It’s such a simple and easy snack which can be prepared in just a matter of minutes using the ingredients that are always seen in the pantry and not only that this is healthy, filling and a nutritious snacks; even you can serve for breakfast too.
Recipe for Pazham Nirachathu /Ethakka Nirachathu /Stuffed Whole Banana
Preparation Time : 30 minutes
Cooking Time : 10 minutes
Makes : 3
Ingredients :
Ripened Banana /Nenthrapazham : 3 no’s
For making stuffing:
Grated Coconut : 6 tbsp
Cashew nuts or Almonds : 8-10 (chopped)
Raisins : 1 tbsp
Egg : 1 (beaten, Optional)
Sugar : 2 tbsp
Cardamom Powder : 1tsp
Ghee or Butter : 2 tbsp
Oil for pan frying
For Covering:
All Purpose Four : 1/4 tbsp
Sugar : 2 tbsp
Salt a pinch
Water : as needed to make a thick paste
Method of Preparation:
1. Heat a non stick pan, add ghee, cashews and raisins and stir fry cashews and raisins; remove and keep aside .
2. Add grated coconut and sugar in the same pan, saute for couple of minutes.
3. Add eggs to the roasted coconut and scramble the eggs.
4. Add cardmom powder and fried cashew nuts, raisins; mix everything well and switch off the stove and let them cool.
5. Peel the banana, and make a shallow slit lengthwise. Remove the black seeds. (Notes : If it’s hard for you to remove the black seeds from the banana, then just leave it there.)
6. Take about 3 tbsp of the coconut-nut stuffing and gently fill it into the slit made in the banana; using your hands, push the stuffing inside the banana as much as you can.
7. Mix together all-purpose flour, sugar, salt and add water to this and make a thick batter out of it.
9. When done transfer on a kitchen tissue and serve warm and Enjoy !
Notes :
Pazham Pori /Ethakka Appam /Ripe Plantain Fritters
Happy Cooking !
Sangeetha
Hi, Thank you for trying it out and letting me know. So glad that that it lived up to your expectations!Please do try other recipes from here when you've time.
Cheers!
Sangeetha
hey sangeetha, very nice recipe it is, came out wonderful!!!!!!!!!!
thanks a lot for sharing
You're welcome 🙂
Sangeetha
thank you
@ Thanks everyone for your lovley comments.i just love reading all your encouraging comments 🙂
@Asna, Sure will try that next time 🙂 Thx for your valuable tip 🙂
love the clicks…
must be fun and yummy to eat!
tip……..here u can use egg white in the place of all purpose flour…thn so easy and beatfuk tooo……….pls try…
yummy……tips…..
here no need for all purpose flour….u can use egg white in same place….so easy and beutful too….pls try
Yummy stuffed banana with mouthwatering presentation.
Am allergic to Banana's, but my hubby loves these a lot..
very nicely done..appetizing..:)
Tasty Appetite
Pazham nirachu looks yummy 🙂 My kids love them too, your clicks are awesome Sangeeta 🙂
that looks awesome
wow ver new n innovative idea…luv it will try this sometime!
Thanks for sharing dear!
Wow love this,adipoli aayitundu
Really pics are making me drool….Stuffing sounds awesome…Great recipe n clicks…
this sounds quite different n delicious
our family fav. recipe…..luks yyummy sangeetha…
wow,…Saneetha adiploy….beautiful clicks…use to have them when I was young…now craving for them right now…
This sounds new to me. Very interesting with lovely clicks. Yum!!
yummy and healthy one!!!perfectly done sangee…surely both of them would enjoyed it!
Love this dish, looks so good. The stuffing mixture sounds awesome! I grew up eating steamed pazham with some ghee and sugar. Still one of my favorites and its sad that I can never find good ones here.