[adapted from “Indian Vegetarian Cooking” by Sumana Ray]

INGREDIENTS

10 small green bananas
5-6 small onions (chopped)
4 tbs chopped fresh or frozen coriander / cilantro
1 tbs flour
2 tsp salt
1 green chilli pepper (chopped) – optional
oil for frying (I used corn oil)

EQUIPMENT

paper kitchen towels

METHOD

Boil bananas till they get soft, peel and mash.
Mix with the rest of ingredients, use 1 heaped tbs of mixture to create each cake.
Fry in deep oil on both sides till golden brown.
Place on kitchen towels to remove excess oil.

Serve with soups, as a side dish or as a snack.

Make about 20 cakes.